11-09-2016, 09:40 PM
One note on abjadic or partially abjadic systems is that not only homonyms can produce extra tokens of the same words. There is the additional problem that the "skeleton" of consonants, whether it is completely empty or filled in only with certain vowels, is supposed to be completed with different vowels. So the witten word or glyph is the same, but the vowel pronunciation is different. This is still a problem today in the interpretation of some Egyptian writings, for example. We just don't know which vowel sound to put in there, so we also don't know which word it is.
At the same time I agree that at least some Voynichese glyphs are almost certainly vowels, or at least can be used as such. But plenty of abjadic systems use or have used at least some form of partial vowel indication.
At the same time I agree that at least some Voynichese glyphs are almost certainly vowels, or at least can be used as such. But plenty of abjadic systems use or have used at least some form of partial vowel indication.