Omniglot
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| URL | http://www.omniglot.com/ |
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| Commercial? | No |
| Type of site | Database |
| Registration | None |
| Owner | Simon Ager |
| Created by | Simon Ager |
Omniglot.com is a website devoted to explaining the many writing systems of the world, both natural and artificial. Over 400 languages are listed on the website. Each language's page has links to online language learning. It is owned and created by Simon Ager.
The word Omni-glot comes from Latin omnis "all" and Greek γλώσσα (glōssa) "tongue", meaning "all languages."
[edit] Writing systems categories
Omniglot categorises all of the writing systems on their site into eight groups: Abjads, Alphabets, Syllabic alphabets (or Abugidas), Syllabaries, Complex (Logograms), Undeciphered, Alternative and Constructed languages.
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