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Brahmic scripts descended from the Brahmi script. Brahmi is clearly attested from the 3rd century BCE during the reign of Ashoka , who used the script for imperial edicts . Northern Brahmi gave rise to the Gupta script during the Gupta period , which in turn diversified into a number of cursives during the medieval period .
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The modern Mon and Burman scripts evolved from this Grantha script. The way it developed was very similar to the early Kawi script in Old Java . [ 2 ] The Pallava-Grantha script in Java developed into the so-called early Kawi script in the 8th century CE [ 4 ] But Aung-Thwin argues that there is no extant evidence or linguistic proof linking ...
From the 6th century onward, the Brahmi script diversified into numerous local variants, grouped as the Brahmic family of scripts. Dozens of modern scripts used across South and South East Asia have descended from Brahmi, making it one of the world's most influential writing traditions. [24] One survey found 198 scripts that ultimately derive ...
The Pallava script, or Pallava Grantha, is a Brahmic script named after the Pallava dynasty of Southern India and is attested to since the 4th century CE. In India, the Pallava script evolved from Tamil-Brahmi . [ 2 ]
Sample of Tocharian script on a tablet. The Tocharian script, [7] also known as Central Asian slanting Gupta script or North Turkestan Brāhmī, [8] is an abugida which uses a system of diacritical marks to associate vowels with consonant symbols. Part of the Brahmic scripts, it is a version of the Indian Brahmi script.
In Jammu Division, it developed into Dogri, [26] which was a "highly imperfect" script later consciously influenced in part by Gurmukhi during the late 19th century, [28] possibly to provide it an air of authority by having it resemble scripts already established in official and literary capacities, [29] though not displacing Takri. [28]
Pages in category "Languages written in Brahmic scripts" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.