consonantal

Although this applies only to inanimate objects that have a consonantal letter at the end.
Bien que cela ne s'applique qu'aux objets inanimés qui ont une lettre consonantique à la fin.
It is thought that the first consonantal alphabetic writing appeared before 2000 BC, as a representation of language developed by Semitic tribes in the Sinai-peninsula (see History of the alphabet).
On pense que la première écriture alphabétique consonnantale est apparue avant 2000 av. J.-C., pour représenter le langage développé par les tribus sémites de la péninsule du Sinaï (voir Histoire de l'alphabet).
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