Definitions
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- noun linguistics A writing system, similar to a
syllabary , in which eachsymbol represents aconsonant with a particularvowel . Some languages that use abugidas areAmharic ,Hindi ,Burmese ,Cree andOjibwe (Canadian Aboriginal syllabics). An abugida is a kind of syllabary in which the vowel is changed by modifying the base consonant symbol, so that all the forms that represent a given consonant plus each vowel resemble one another.
Etymologies
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Adapted by Peter T. Daniels from Ge'ez አቡጊዳ (a-bu-gi-da), the name of its own script, based on the Greek alphabet order (Α, Β, Γ, Δ).
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john commented on the word abugida
Wikipedia: "An abugida (pronounced /ˌɑ�?bu�?ˈɡi�?də/, from Ge‘ez ’äbugida or Amharic ’abugida) is a segmental writing system which is based on consonants but in which vowel notation is obligatory. About half the writing systems in the world are abugidas, including the extensive Brahmic family of scripts used in South and Southeast Asia."
August 5, 2008