Aztec script
Mixed ideographic/phonetic writing system for Nahuatl / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Aztec or Nahuatl script is a pre-Columbian writing system that combines ideographic writing with Nahuatl specific phonetic logograms and syllabic signs[1] which was used in central Mexico by the Nahua people.
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Quick Facts Aztec, Script type ...
Aztec | |
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Script type | Pictographic and logosyllabic
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Time period | Most extant manuscripts from the 16th century |
Languages | Nahuatl |
Related scripts | |
Sister systems | Mixtec |
Unicode | |
U+15C00 to U+15FFF (tentative) | |
This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters. |
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