You can learn to speak Elvish — just not J.R.R. Tolkien’s Elvish

Main types of alphabets and writing systems, grouped clearly with examples: 1. True Alphabets Both consonants and vowels have equal importance. Latin – English, French, Spanish Greek – Greek Cyrillic – Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian Armenian Georgian 🧠 Each sound ≈ one letter 2. Abjads Primarily consonants; vowels are optional or marked with diacritics. Arabic Hebrew Phoenician (historical) 🧠 Reader supplies the vowel sounds 3. Abugidas (Alphasyllabaries) Consonant letters with built-in vowels

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