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The history of the alphabet started in ancient Egypt. By 2700 BCE Egyptian writing had a set of some 24 hieroglyphs which are called uniliterals, to represent syllables that begin with a single consonant of their language, plus a vowel (or no vowel) to be supplied by the native speaker.
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∙ 13y agoThe history of the alphabet started in ancient Egypt. By 2700 BCE Egyptian writing had a set of some 24 hieroglyphs which are called uniliterals, to represent syllables that begin with a single consonant of their language, plus a vowel (or no vowel) to be supplied by the native speaker.
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∙ 13y agoThe English borrowed the Latin alphabet around the 8th or 9th Century and made many modifications over the years. The last modification was the inclusion of the letter J in 1634.
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∙ 11y agoThe known Alphabet throughout the entire world today was created by the Phoenicians.
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∙ 6y agoTwo millennia ago.
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Who create the alphabet?
The history of the alphabet started in ancient Egypt. By 2700 BCE Egyptian writing had a set of some 24 hieroglyphs which are called uniliterals, to represent syllables that begin with a single consonant of their language.
What alphabet was the model for our alphabet?
We use the Latin alphabet, which was based on the Greek Alphabet, which was inspired by the Hebrew Alphabet.
Why is the English alphabet so similar to the Phoenician alphabet?
It's really not similar at all. The Phoenician alphabet has 22 consonants and no vowels. The only similarity is that the English alphabet is a version of the Latin alphabet which was adapted from the Greek alphabet alphabet which was adapted from the Phoenician alphabet.
What was the alphabet before your alphabet today?
If you are asking what alphabet was used in English prior to the Latin alphabet, the answer is none.
What kind of alphabet do Greeks use?
The Greek alphabet, an evolution of the Phoenician. An evolution of the Greek alphabet was the Latin.
How does the greek alphabet begin?
A-alpha
In what country did the alphabet begin?
mexico
Ocupations that begin with an a?
attorney alphabet man accountant alphabet man astronaut alphabet man alltel agent alphabet man busdriver...lol
Can you List children's snacks that begin with all the letters of the alphabet?
There are many different children's snacks that begin with each letter of the alphabet. You could use apple for A.
Why does the greek alphabet begin with a?
Because the Greek alphabet was adapted from Phoenician, which began with Alef. (Nobody knows why the Phoenician alphabet begins with that letter).
Baby items that begin with A?
· alphabet blocks · applesauce
Where did the Phoenician alphabet begin?
The Phoenician alphabet began in the Phoenician city-states located in Lebanon, about 1200 BCE.
The word begin with two consecutive letters of the alphabet?
absent
What are some insects that begin with the different letters of the alphabet?
There are a lot of insects. See the related questions below to find the names of insects by the letter of the alphabet.
List 9 things that begin with the ninth letter of the alphabet?
ibexibisice creamice skateicebergicicleiglooinfantinninsectinvoiceiodineirisironislandivoryivy
Name three technologies that begin with the same letter of the alphabet?
chips cookies and cola
List 3 states that begin with the third letter of the alphabet?
California, Conneticut, and Colorado
