Saurashtra script
Abugida script used for the Saurashtra language / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Saurashtra script is an abugida script that is used by Saurashtrians of Tamil Nadu to write the Saurashtra language. The script is of Brahmic origin, although its exact derivation is not known which was later reformed and standardized by T.M.Ram Rai. Its usage has declined, and the Tamil and Latin scripts are now used more commonly.[1][2]
Quick Facts Saurashtra ꢱꣃꢬꢵꢰ꣄ꢜ꣄ꢬ, Script type ...
Saurashtra ꢱꣃꢬꢵꢰ꣄ꢜ꣄ꢬ | |
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Script type | |
Time period | 19th century - Present day |
Direction | Left-to-right |
Languages | Saurashtra |
Related scripts | |
Parent systems | |
Sister systems | Malayalam script Tigalari script Dhives akuru |
ISO 15924 | |
ISO 15924 | Saur (344), Saurashtra |
Unicode | |
Unicode alias | Saurashtra |
U+A880–U+A8DF | |
[a] The Semitic origin of the Brahmic scripts is not universally agreed upon. | |
This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters. |
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