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The number of symbols a syllabary would have to have to represent all the syllables of Sumerian (and Akkadian and Babylonian and whatnot) and both English and C
by DFHippie 5y ago
The number of symbols a syllabary would have to have to represent all the syllables of Sumerian (and Akkadian and Babylonian and whatnot) and both English and Chinese is monstrous. English has syllables like "strengths". Chinese has four tones.