Editing Writing (section)

=== Syllabaries ===
A [[syllabary]] is a set of written symbols that represent [[syllable]]s,{{sfnp|Daniels|Bright|1996|p=56}} typically a consonant followed by a vowel, or just a vowel alone. In some scripts more complex syllables (e.g. consonant–vowel–consonant or consonant–consonant–vowel) may have dedicated glyphs. Phonetically similar syllables are not written similarly.{{sfnp|Daniels|Bright|1996|p=56}} For instance, the syllable ''ka'' may look nothing like the syllable ''ki'', nor will syllables with the same vowels be similar.{{citation needed|date=June 2023}}

Syllabaries are best suited to languages with a relatively simple syllable structure, such as Japanese. Other languages that use syllabic writing include [[Mycenaean Greek]] ([[Linear B]]), [[Cherokee syllabary|Cherokee]],{{sfnp|Cushman|2011|pp=255–281}} the [[Ndyuka language|Ndjuka]] creole language of [[Suriname]], and the [[Vai language]] of [[Liberia]].