TIL although Hebrew script has no upper and lowercase there is a print and cursive version

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rashi_script

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PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca · 6 pts · 2y (2 replies)

It’s also read right to left and doesn’t have written vowels. Everything you see is a consonant.

Crul@lemm.ee · 4 pts · 2y

doesn’t have written vowels

It's a fun rabbit hole:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abjad

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abugida

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Anticorp@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 2y

It has spoken vowel sounds, so how do they communicate that through writing?