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The Writing Systems of the World Explained, from the Latin Alphabet to the Abugidas of India | Open Culture
![Cliff Pickover on X: "Devanāgarī is a left-to-right abugida (a type of segmental writing system), based on the ancient Brāhmī script, used in the northern Indian subcontinent. (Vowels top three rows, consonants Cliff Pickover on X: "Devanāgarī is a left-to-right abugida (a type of segmental writing system), based on the ancient Brāhmī script, used in the northern Indian subcontinent. (Vowels top three rows, consonants](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fw6L2X2WAAkxR4y.jpg)
Cliff Pickover on X: "Devanāgarī is a left-to-right abugida (a type of segmental writing system), based on the ancient Brāhmī script, used in the northern Indian subcontinent. (Vowels top three rows, consonants
![IndianHistory on X: "#AncientIndianScripts The #BrahmiScript is the earliest writing system developed in India after the #IndusScript. All modern #IndianScripts & most of the scripts found in Southeast/EastAsia are derived from Brahmi. * IndianHistory on X: "#AncientIndianScripts The #BrahmiScript is the earliest writing system developed in India after the #IndusScript. All modern #IndianScripts & most of the scripts found in Southeast/EastAsia are derived from Brahmi. *](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DuY3lqaV4AEKhGX.jpg)