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An '''abugida''' (from the first four letters in the [[Ge'ez script|Ethiopic script]]), also known as an '''alphasyllabary''' or '''syllabic alphabet''', is a kind of alphabet characterized by letters for both consonants and vowels. Consonants in abugidas have an inherent vowel which can be changed to another vowel or can be muted by means of diacritics. Vowels are usually written as diacritics, but can also be written with separate letters if they are at the beginning of a sentence or on their own.
Abugidas are most commonly found in [[India]], in the form of the various members of the [[Brahmic script]]s, namely the [[Devanagari]] and various [[Dravidian]] scripts like [[Tamil]]. They are also found in [[Ethiopia]] and Southeast Asia.
==List of Abugidas==
*[[Devanagari]]
*[[Tamil script]]
*[[Bengali script]]
*[[Gujarati script]]
*[[Tibetan script]]
*[[Khmer script]]
*[[Thai script]]
*[[Ge'ez| script|Ethiopic script]]
==External Link==
*[http://www.omniglot.com/writing/syllabic.htm/ Omniglot entry on Abugidas]
[[Category: Alphabets]]
Abugidas are most commonly found in [[India]], in the form of the various members of the [[Brahmic script]]s, namely the [[Devanagari]] and various [[Dravidian]] scripts like [[Tamil]]. They are also found in [[Ethiopia]] and Southeast Asia.
==List of Abugidas==
*[[Devanagari]]
*[[Tamil script]]
*[[Bengali script]]
*[[Gujarati script]]
*[[Tibetan script]]
*[[Khmer script]]
*[[Thai script]]
*[[Ge'ez| script|Ethiopic script]]
==External Link==
*[http://www.omniglot.com/writing/syllabic.htm/ Omniglot entry on Abugidas]
[[Category: Alphabets]]