Maui

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Maui   The Maui script was invented by Ian James as an alternative way of writing Pacific languages such as Maori. It is a kind of syllabary where syllables are…

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Mauritian Creole

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Mauritian Creole (Kreol Morisien) Mauritian Creole is a French-based creole language spoken by about 1.2 million people in Mauritius, where it is used as the lingua franca. Creole tends to…

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Mayan

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Mayan script Origin The Mayan civilisation lasted from about 500 BC to 1200 AD, with a classical period from 300-900 AD. The earliest known writing in the Mayan script dates…

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Mende

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Mende syllabary The Mende syllabary was invented in 1921 by Kisimi Kamara (ca. 1890-1962) of Sierra Leone. Seeing how the British managed to take over his country, Kisimi concluded that…

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Mer

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Modern English Runic   A phonetic alphabet created by John D. Higgins This alphabet began with an attempt to create a phonetic system using only Latin, Old English, and Middle…

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