| ▲ | nvader 3 hours ago | |
At least one counter-example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hangul is technically an alphabet, and is non-Canaanite derived. | ||
| ▲ | reissbaker 3 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |
It wasn't directly cribbed (unlike Western alphabets), but given that Hangul was invented in the 1400s after exposure to Western alphabets, most scholars still consider alphabets to have only been invented once [1] and then copied, much like the wheel. Although I suppose that's true of Cherokee too! | ||
| ▲ | amluto 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |
It's not quite in the same category, but there's also Zhuyin Fuhao: | ||