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Brahmi ( / ˈbrɑːmi / BRAH-mee; 𑀩𑁆𑀭𑀸𑀳𑁆𑀫𑀻; ISO: Brāhmī) is a writing system of ancient India [2] that appeared as a fully developed script in the 3rd century BCE. [3] Its descendants, the Brahmic scripts, continue to be used today across Southern and Southeastern Asia.
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Type of writing system: Abugida / Syllabic Alphabet- each letter represents a consonant with an inherent vowel. Other vowels were indicated using a variety of diacritics and separate letters.Script family: Proto-Sinaitic, Phoenician, Aramaic, BrāhmīLetters are grouped according to the way they are pronounced.devānaṁpiye piyadasi lājā hevaṁ āhā ye atikaṁtaṁ aṁtalaṁ lājāne husa hevaṁ ichisu kathaṁ jane dhaṁmavaḍhiyā vāḍheya nocujane anulupāyā dhaṁmavaḍhiyā vaḍhithā etaṁ devānaṁpiye piyadasi lājā hevaṁ āhā esame huthā atākaṁtaṁ ca aṁtalaṁ hevaṁ ichisu lājāne katha jane
Bengali, Devanāgarī, Gujarāti, Gurmukhi, Kannada, Khmer, Malayalam, Odia, Sinhala, Tamil, Telugu, Tibetan
Information about Brāhmī http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Br%C4%81hm%C4%AB_script http://www.virtualvinodh.com/brahmi-lipitva http://www.nibbanam.com/Brahmi/brahmi.htm Brāhmī fonts https://sites.google.com/site/brahmiscript/ The Edicts of King Asoka http://www.cs.colostate.edu/~malaiya/ashoka.html ALPHABETUM - a Unicode font for ancient scripts, includ...
Bhaiksuki, Brāhmi, Devanāgari, Galik, Grantha, Gupta, Kadamba, Kharosthi, Nandinagari, Sharda, Siddham, Thai, Tibetan
Ahom, Aima, Arleng, Badagu, Badlit, Basahan, Balinese, Balti-A, Balti-B, Batak, Baybayin, Bengali, Bhaiksuki, Bhujimol, Bilang-bilang, Bima, Blackfoot, Brahmi, Buhid, Burmese, Carrier, Chakma, Cham, Cree, Dehong Dai, Devanagari, Dham Lipi, Dhankari / Sirmauri, Ditema, Dives Akuru, Dogra, Ethiopic, Evēla Akuru, Fox, Fraser, Gond, Goykanadi, Grantha,...
Learn about the Brāhmī alphabet, the ancestor of most Indian and some other alphabets. See its letters, numerals, sample text, and links to related scripts and fonts.
Nov 14, 2016 · Definition. The Brahmi Script is the earliest writing system developed in India after the Indus script. It is one of the most influential writing systems; all modern Indian scripts and several hundred scripts found in Southeast and East Asia are derived from Brahmi.
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May 3, 2024 · Brāhmī,, writing system ancestral to all Indian scripts except Kharoṣṭhī. Of Aramaic derivation or inspiration, it can be traced to the 8th or 7th century bc, when it may have been introduced to Indian merchants by people of Semitic origin.
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Brahmic scripts. This article contains Indic text. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks or boxes, misplaced vowels or missing conjuncts instead of Indic text. History of the alphabet. The Brahmic scripts, also known as Indic scripts, are a family of abugida writing systems.
ScriptDerivationPeriod Of DerivationUsage Notes13th centuryExtinct Ahom language11th century14th century14th centuryTagalog, other Philippine languagesBrahmi is a writing system of ancient India that appeared as a fully developed script in the 3rd century BCE. Its descendants, the Brahmic scripts, continue to be used today across Southern and Southeastern Asia.
Definition. The Brahmi script is the earliest writing system developed in India after the Indus script. It is one of the most influential writing systems; all modern Indian scripts and several hundred scripts found in Southeast and East Asia are derived from Brahmi. More about: Brahmi Script.
