thers ▁prefer ▁to ▁name ▁this ▁script ▁South ▁L us itan ian , ▁because ▁almost ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁south western ▁ins cri ptions ▁have ▁been ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁Portugal ▁( an ▁area ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁Roman ▁province ▁of ▁L us it ania ), ▁where ▁the ▁Greek ▁and ▁Roman ▁sources ▁locate ▁the ▁Pre - R oman ▁Con ii ▁or ▁C yn etes ▁people , ▁rather ▁than ▁in ▁the ▁zone ▁generally ▁considered ▁T art ess ian ▁( between ▁H uel va ▁and ▁the ▁Gu adal qu iv ir ▁valley ). ▁However , ▁the ▁name ▁South ▁L us itan ian ▁may ▁wrong ly ▁suggest ▁a ▁relation ▁with ▁the ▁L us itan ian ▁language . ▁Other ▁proposed ▁names ▁include ▁Bast ulo - T ur det an ian ▁and ▁escrit a ▁c ón ia . ▁ ▁Writing ▁system ▁Ex cept ing ▁the ▁Gre co - I ber ian ▁alphabet , ▁and ▁to ▁a ▁less er ▁extent ▁this ▁script , ▁pale oi ber ian ▁scripts ▁shared ▁a ▁distinct ive ▁typ ology : ▁they ▁behav ed ▁as ▁a ▁sy ll ab ary ▁for ▁the ▁stop ▁con son ants ▁and ▁as ▁an ▁alphabet ▁for ▁the ▁remaining ▁con son ants ▁and ▁v ow els . ▁This ▁unique ▁writing ▁system ▁has ▁been ▁called ▁a ▁semi - s yll ab ary . ▁There ▁is ▁no ▁agreement ▁about ▁how ▁the ▁pale oh is pan ic ▁semi - s yll ab aries ▁origin ated ; ▁some ▁research ers ▁conclude ▁that ▁their ▁origin ▁is ▁linked ▁only ▁to ▁the ▁Pho en ician ▁alphabet , ▁while ▁others ▁believe