Linguistic Archaeology: Arabic Script

 Arabic Script

1. Ha
2. Jim
3. Tha
4. Ta
5. Sin
6. Za
7. Ra
8. Zal
9. Dal
10. Kha
11. Ain
12. Dhad
13. Sad
14. Shin
15. Mim
16. Lam
17. Kaf
18. Qaf
19. Fa
20. Ghain
21. Ya
22. Hamzah
23. Waw
24. Nun





Popularity of Use
A      %     E     %      I      %     O      %       U        %
19 79%    0   0%      6 25%    0    0%       1      4%

B      %     C     %      D      %     F      %       G        %
0    0%     0    0%     3  12%     3 12%        1     4%

H      %     J     %      K      %     L      %       M        %
7  29%     1   4%      2    8%     3 12%        4    16%

N      %     P     %      Q      %     R      %       S        %
5  20%     0   0%       1   4%      1    4%       3   12%

T      %     V     %      W      %     X      %       Y        %
2    8%     0   0%       1     4%     0   0%       1      4%

Z      %
3  12%



Popularity of use
79% A:
29% H, A: Ha,
25% I, H, A:
20% N, I, H, A: Ain,
16% M, N, I, H, A: Mim,
12% Z, S, L, D, F, M, N, I, H, A: Lam, Fa, Hamzah, Dhad, Sad, Shin, Sin, Za, Zal, Dal,
8% T, K, Z, S, L, D, F, M, N, I, H, A: Tha, Ta, Kaf, Kha,
4% Y, W, Q, R, J, G, U, T, K, Z, S, L, D, F, M, N, I, H, A: Ghain, Jim, Nun, Ya, Waw, Ra, Qaf,
0% V, X, P,,B, C, E, O

Arabic Script originates in the A-H linguistic Subgroup;

A-H subgroup     Sex          %        Dev. Chain                 Band Gap     Semitic?
Arabic                    F           95%      (A; H; I; R; S)                                            ?
Cherokee              F           92%      (A; H; I, E; K)
Iroquoi                  M          90%      (A; H; N, O, E)
Arabic Script                      79%      (A; H; I; N; M)                    I                      ?
Tibetan Clans                    75%      (A; H; S, N, M, K, U)

The earliest is at 79% with Ha, this is followed by a bandgap at 25%. This is followed at 20% with Ain.
Development rises to a peak at 12%, before declining by 8%. Renewed development of the alphabet occurs at 4%.