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The Rotokas language of Papua New Guinea has the world's shortest alphabet. How many letters does it have?
12
letters
Rotokas gets by with just 12 letters — you could learn its entire alphabet before finishing a cup of coffee.SOURCEGuinness World Records
Scale check: 12 is roughly a five-a-side match, both teams.
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