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Grantha script

The Grantha script (Sanskrit: 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥𑌲𑌿𑌪𑌿, romanized: granthalipi; Tamil: கிரந்த எழுத்து, romanized: Granta eḻuttu; Malayalam: ഗ്രന്ഥലിപി, romanized: granthalipi) is a classical South Indian Brahmic script, found particularly in Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Originating from the Pallava script, the Grantha script is related to Tamil and Vatteluttu scripts. The…

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Child systems
Malayalam Tigalari Thirke Saurashtra Dhives Akuru Sinhala
Direction
Left-to-right
Languages
Tamil and Sanskrit
Parent systems
Proto-SinaiticPhoenicianAramaic (debated)[a]BrahmiTamil-BrahmiPallavaGrantha script · PhoenicianAramaic (debated)[a]BrahmiTamil-BrahmiPallavaGrantha script · Aramaic (debated)[a]BrahmiTamil-BrahmiPallavaGrantha script · BrahmiTamil-BrahmiPallavaGrantha script · Tamil-BrahmiPallavaGrantha script
Period
7th century CE – present (excluding Pallava Grantha)
Script type
Abugida

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Grantha script

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Avg. degree1.95
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Grantha script

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related to history · 12
Grantha script → By, CE, Grantha, In Sanskrit, It, Manipravalam, Sanskrit, South Asia, Tamil, Tamil-speaking, The Grantha, This
Parent systems · 7
Grantha script → Aramaic (debated)[a]BrahmiTamil-BrahmiPallavaGrantha script, BrahmiTamil-BrahmiPallavaGrantha script, Grantha script, PallavaGrantha script, PhoenicianAramaic (debated)[a]BrahmiTamil-BrahmiPallavaGrantha script, Proto-SinaiticPhoenicianAramaic (debated)[a]BrahmiTamil-BrahmiPallavaGrantha script, Tamil-BrahmiPallavaGrantha script
related to External links · 7
Grantha script → AncientScripts, Grantha, Grantha ScriptLearn Grantha Basics, Grantha WebpageDigitised Grantha BooksOnline, OmniglotTamil Nadu Archaeological Department, Quick, Tutorial
related to Unicode · 4
Grantha script → Grantha, June, The Unicode, Unicode Standard
related to Modern Grantha · 2
Grantha script → Tamil Script, The Grantha
Child systems · 1
Grantha script → Malayalam Tigalari Thirke Saurashtra Dhives Akuru Sinhala
Direction · 1
Grantha script → Left-to-right
ISO 15924 · 1
Grantha script → .mw-parser-output .monospaced{font-family:monospace,monospace}Gran (343), ​Grantha
Languages · 1
Grantha script → Tamil and Sanskrit
Period · 1
Grantha script → 7th century CE – present (excluding Pallava Grantha)

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grantha script tamil sanskrit used century modern pallava scripts ce use malayalam consonant south written write texts also consonants ligatures

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Grantha scriptChild systemsMalayalam Tigalari Thirke Saurashtra Dhives Akuru Sinhala1.00infobox
Grantha scriptDirectionLeft-to-right1.00infobox
Grantha scriptISO 15924.mw-parser-output .monospaced{font-family:monospace,monospace}Gran (343), ​Grantha1.00infobox
Grantha scriptLanguagesTamil and Sanskrit1.00infobox
Grantha scriptParent systemsProto-SinaiticPhoenicianAramaic (debated)[a]BrahmiTamil-BrahmiPallavaGrantha script1.00infobox
Grantha scriptParent systemsPhoenicianAramaic (debated)[a]BrahmiTamil-BrahmiPallavaGrantha script1.00infobox
Grantha scriptParent systemsAramaic (debated)[a]BrahmiTamil-BrahmiPallavaGrantha script1.00infobox
Grantha scriptParent systemsBrahmiTamil-BrahmiPallavaGrantha script1.00infobox
Grantha scriptParent systemsTamil-BrahmiPallavaGrantha script1.00infobox
Grantha scriptParent systemsPallavaGrantha script1.00infobox
Grantha scriptParent systemsGrantha script1.00infobox
Grantha scriptPeriod7th century CE – present (excluding Pallava Grantha)1.00infobox
Grantha scriptScript typeAbugida1.00infobox
Grantha scriptSister systemsTamil, Old Mon, Khmer, Cham, Kawi1.00infobox
Grantha scriptUnicode aliasGrantha1.00infobox
Grantha scriptUnicode rangeU+11300–U+1137F1.00infobox

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