Section: Social Complexity

Subsection: Writing Systems

Phonetic Alphabetic Writing

Talking about writing systems, this refers to the kind of script (See here)

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Variable	Definition
Polity	The Seshat Polity ID
Year(s)	The years for which we have the data. [negative = BCE]
Tag	[Evidenced, Disputed, Suspected, Inferred, Unknown]
Verified	A Seshat Expert has approved this piece of data.

Variable	Definition
phonetic_alphabetic_writing	The absence or presence of phonetic alphabetic writing for a polity.

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#	Polity	Year(s)	Phonetic Alphabetic Writing	Description	Edit
351	(Early Wei Dynasty)	Full Year Range of Early Wei Dynasty is assumed. [-445, -225]	absent	None
352	(Oyo)	Full Year Range of Oyo is assumed. [1300, 1535]	absent	None
353	(Proto-Yoruboid)	Full Year Range of Proto-Yoruboid is assumed. [-300, 300]	absent	None
354	(Sokoto Caliphate)	Full Year Range of Sokoto Caliphate is assumed. [1804, 1904]	present	None
355	(Hausa bakwai)	Full Year Range of Hausa bakwai is assumed. [900, 1808]	present	None
356	(Burundi)	Full Year Range of Burundi is assumed. [1680, 1903]	absent	None
357	(Kanem-Borno)	Full Year Range of Kanem-Borno is assumed. [1380, 1893]	present	None
358	(Foys)	Full Year Range of Foys is assumed. [1600, 1892]	absent	None
359	(Imamate of Futa Toro)	Full Year Range of Imamate of Futa Toro is assumed. [1776, 1860]	present	None
360	(Kingdom of Jolof)	Full Year Range of Kingdom of Jolof is assumed. [1549, 1865]	present	None

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