What is Syllabary?
[[File:Katakana_origine.svg|thumb|A syllabary letter often begins as a simpler version of a [[logogram]]; shown here with the Japanese katakana writing system. The left side of each box shows the modern Japanese letter and the right side shows the original Chinese logogram.]] A '''Syllabary''' is a [[writing system]] that uses symbols for [[Syllable|syllables]] called syllabograms, as opposed to an [[alphabet]] which has [[Letter|letters]] to represent individual [[Consonant|consonants]] and [[Vowel|vowels]]. These syllables are often an optional consonant sound (C) followed by a vowel sound (V) — that is, a CV or V syllable, however, there are examples of syllabaries with symbols for CVC, CV- tone, and C (normally [[Nasal consonant|nasal consonants]]) syllables. == History == {{Incomplete|about=the history of syllabaries}} == Short list of Syllabaries == * [[Canadian Aboriginal syllabics]] * [[Cherokee language|Cherokee]] * [[Kana|Japanese Kana]] ([[Hiragana]], [[Katakana]]) * [[Linear B]] * [[Cuneiform|Old Persian Cuneiform]] {{Short}}{{Writing systems}} [[Category:Writing systems]]