Syllabograms
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Syllabograms are signs used to write the syllables of a word. Syllabograms in the Maya script
most frequently take the form of V or CV syllables of which approximately 83 are known. CVC signs are present as well. Sylloabograms represent sounds and logogram
s represent words or morphemes.
Maya script
The Maya script, also known as Maya glyphs or Maya hieroglyphs, is the writing system of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization of Mesoamerica, presently the only Mesoamerican writing system that has been substantially deciphered...
most frequently take the form of V or CV syllables of which approximately 83 are known. CVC signs are present as well. Sylloabograms represent sounds and logogram
Logogram
A logogram, or logograph, is a grapheme which represents a word or a morpheme . This stands in contrast to phonograms, which represent phonemes or combinations of phonemes, and determinatives, which mark semantic categories.Logograms are often commonly known also as "ideograms"...
s represent words or morphemes.