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Koleluttu
Koleḻuttŭ () was a syllabic script historically employed in Kerala, south India, for writing the Malayalam language Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry ( Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam wa .... Kolezhuthu developed from the Vattezhuthu (script) during the post- medieval Chera period (c. 12th century onwards) in Kerala. It was used by certain Keralite communities, such as Muslims and Christians, until as late as the 18th century AD. The term Kolezhuthu is likely derived from the distinctive type of stylus traditionally used in its inscription. In present-day Malayalam, ''kōl'' refers to a stylus or an elongated stick-like object, while ''eḻuttŭ'' denotes 'written form'. Unicode Not yet added to Unicode, no proposals yet. References Malayalam language Brahmic scripts {{Dr-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vatteluttu Script
''Vatteluttu'' (, ' and , ', ), also transliterated as ''Vattezhuthu'', was an alphasyllabic or syllabic writing system of south India (Tamil Nadu and Kerala) and Sri Lanka formerly employed for writing the Tamil and Malayalam languages. The script is a sister system of the Pallava-Chola alphabet. The script was patronized by the Pallava, Pandya and Chera rulers of southern India. belonged to the "southern group" of Brahmi derivatives ( Southern Brahmi, generally associated with Dravidian languages of south India). The script was used in inscriptions and manuscripts of south India for centuries. It is closely related to the Tamil script (although it is more cursive than the Tamil script, with letters with a single curvilinear stroke). The direction of writing in is from left to right. It notably omits the virama vowel muting device. Etymology Three possible suggestions for the etymology of the term '' are commonly proposed. The term is literally 'written form' in this ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |