Comment by PittleyDunkin
13 days ago
Yes, exactly. Linear A was the first alphabet, and greek gave "alphabet" its name.
I almost get the sense that people are interpreting abjad as "lesser-than" an alphabet. It's just a distinction, it's not a value judgement.
It's a subclass, not a separate category. Some alphabets don't write vowels.
How do you refer just to the sort of alphabets that do have vowels and not abjads?