The World's Alphabets

The Abyssinian alphabet consists of 208 characters, each of which is written distinctly and separately. THe Sandwich islands alphabet haa but 12 letters; the Burmese, 19; Italian, 20; Bengalese, 21; Hebrew, Syrian, Chaldee aad Samaritan, 22 each; Greek, 24; Latin, 25; Germán, Dutch and English, 26 each; Spanish and Slavonic, 27 each; Arabian, 28; PerBlan and Cogptic, 32; Georgian, 35; Armenian, 38; Russian, 41; Old MuscovHe, 43; Sanscrit and o-ther Oriental alphabets hve 50 each; Ethlopian and Tartarian each have 202.