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Shan alphabet
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<p>The Shan script is a <a href="/facts/Brahmic_scripts/mwHJWt6d">Brahmic</a> <a href="/facts/Abugida/FWhLePru">abugida</a>, used for writing the <a href="/facts/Shan_language/usz5GGCG">Shan language</a>, which was derived from the <a href="/facts/Burmese_alphabet/LY1bLCCP">Burmese script</a>. Due to its recent reforms, the Shan alphabet is more phonetic than other Burmese-derived scripts. </p>