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May 2, 2024 · e. The Tamil script ( தமிழ் அரிச்சுவடி Tamiḻ ariccuvaṭi [tamiɻ ˈaɾitːɕuʋaɽi]) is an abugida script that is used by Tamils and Tamil speakers in India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and elsewhere to write the Tamil language. [5] It is one of the official scripts of the Indian Republic.
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3 days ago · The earliest Tamil writing is attested in inscriptions and potsherds from the 5th century bce. Three periods have been distinguished through analyses of grammatical and lexical changes: Old Tamil (from about 450 bce to 700 ce ), Middle Tamil (700–1600), and Modern Tamil (from 1600). The Tamil writing system evolved from the Brahmi script.
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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. Brāhmī is semialphabetic, each consonant having either an.
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May 7, 2024 · The Devanāgari script, composed of 48 primary characters, including 14 vowels and 34 consonants, is the fourth most widely adopted writing system in the world, being used for over 120 languages. The orthography of this script reflects the pronunciation of the language.
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5 days ago · 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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1 day ago · CHENNAI: Vattezhuthu also stylised as Vatteluttu is a historical Tamil script traditionally used for writing the Tamil language. However, it has been largely replaced by the modern Tamil script in contemporary usage. Interestingly, in the recently released poster for the Suriya-starrer film Kanguva, the makers have opted to use the Vatteluttu ...
May 7, 2024 · Ancient Tamil and Pali texts were are also directly or indirectly influenced by it. Tamil texts (i) Tolkappiyam, the oldest available Tamil work, deals with Tantrayukti-s in the Marapiyal chapter of P orulaṭikāram in S ūtra number 665. Tolkappianar also enlists 32 uttigal (yukti-s), a la A rthaśāstra of Kauṭilya.
