Fraser script

proper noun

A unicameral script based on standard and rotated Latin letters and used to write the Lisu language.

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A unicameral script based on standard and rotated Latin letters and used to write the Lisu language.

    Synonyms: Fraser alphabet

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA unicameral script based on standard and rotated Latin letters and used to write the Lisu language.

Origin

Named after the missionary James O. Fraser, who developed the original script invented in 1915 by Sara Ba Thaw.

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Chicago

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