>>23
Not to mention Yiddish, which is Germanic, but written with Hebrew letters. Speaking of which, Hebrew and Arabic are closely related languages that use different alphabets.
>>24
Wow, a Japanologist (sic) with no real brain. Big shock.
Ok, howsabout Korean? It was written with Chinese characters until Han'gul caught on some 50-60 years ago. Was it Chinese until then?
Or howsabout Japanese before kana was invented, when they still had to resort to Chinese characters? Was it Chinese until then?