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syllabary

set of written symbols that represent the syllables or moras which make up words
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Summary

syllabary is a group[1]. syllabary ranks in the top 8% of group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,026 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Based on: pictographic writing system[3], ideographic writing system[4]
  • Subclass of: writing system[5]
  • Commons category: Syllabaries[6]
  • Has part(s): syllabogram[7]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Syllabary writing systems[8]
  • Used by: syllabic writing system[9]
  • Different from: abjad[10]
  • Derivative work: phonetic transcription[11]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[12]

Why It Matters

syllabary has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] syllabary is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Different from → abjad
    Based on → pictographic writing system, ideographic writing system
    Yso id → 21588
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ Yso id, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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