[Article] Softcomputing in identification of V.M. by comparison with ancient dialects

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Also, Khojki script is an abugida, not an alphabet.   Voynichese (probably, ignoring the minor differences normally present in handwriting) doesn't have enough characters to be an abugida.

I understood the difference between an abugida and a "real" alphabet as follows:

From Wikipedia

An abugida (/ɑːbʊˈɡiːdə, from Ge'ez: አቡጊዳ), sometimes known as alphasyllabary, neosyllabary or pseudo-alphabet, is a segmental writing system in which consonant–vowel sequences are written as units; each unit is based on a consonant letter, and vowel notation is secondary, like a diacritical mark. This contrasts with a full alphabet, in which vowels have status equal to consonants, and with an abjad, in which vowel marking is absent, partial, or optional – in less formal contexts, all three types of script may be termed "alphabets".

I would guess that within the team that wrote the article, Leah C. Windsor ( Bachelor of Science in Linguistics ) was most likely responsible for deciding whether or not an abugida was admissible for comparison. @rlozi ( René Lozi ) could forward the question to comment on this, but I think he is no longer active on the forum.