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    What language's alphabet has the most letters?

    Question #42911. Asked by RaeRae55. (Jan 01 04 6:56 PM)


    sequoianoir

    		Cambodian. It has 74 letters !!!

    Jan 01 04, 7:08 PM
    markklein199

    		If you include vowel forms and tone markers, then Thai has 76 letters, 44 consonants, 28 vowel forms and 4 tone markers.

    http://thaiarc.tu.ac.th/host/thaiarc/thai/thindex.htm

    Jan 02 04, 9:21 AM
    SpongeBob121

    		Tamil has 247 letters in it. 12 vowels, 18 consonants, 18x12 vowel-consonants and 1 special letter.
    See the alphabet at: http://ottawatamilschool.org/arissuvadi1.pdf

    Oct 15 09, 8:21 AM
    zeppya78

    		The alphabet proper with the most letters is the Georgian alphabet with 33 distinct letters. The Georgian Alphabet is primarily used in the country of Georgia.

    The abjad alphabet with the most letters is Sindhi with 51 letters. Sindhi is used in Pakistan and India.

    The abugida alphabet with the most letters is Khmer with a total of 74 letters. This alphabet is used in Cambodia, Vietnam, and Thailand and in Australia and the USA by Khmer speaking people.

    May 30 12, 11:39 PM

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