Sourashtra script
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Sourashtra script is an alphabetic writing system used primarily by the Sourashtra-speaking community of South India to represent the Sourashtra language.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sourashtra alphabet | 1 |
| Sourashtra script canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17244862 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sourashtra script Context triple: [Sourashtra language, script, Sourashtra script]
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A.
Sharada script
The Sharada script is an ancient Brahmic writing system historically used in the northwestern Indian subcontinent, especially in Kashmir, primarily for writing Sanskrit and Kashmiri.
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B.
Kurukh Banna script
Kurukh Banna script is an indigenous writing system developed for the Kurukh (Kurux) language spoken by the Oraon tribal community in parts of India.
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C.
Bhattiprolu script
The Bhattiprolu script is an ancient Brahmi-derived writing system from the Andhra region of India, considered an early precursor to the Telugu-Kannada scripts.
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D.
Brahmi script
The Brahmi script is one of the oldest writing systems of the Indian subcontinent, serving as the ancestor of most modern South and Southeast Asian scripts.
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E.
Grantha script
Grantha script is a historical South Indian writing system primarily used to record Sanskrit texts, especially in the Tamil-speaking regions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sourashtra script Target entity description: Sourashtra script is an alphabetic writing system used primarily by the Sourashtra-speaking community of South India to represent the Sourashtra language.
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A.
Sharada script
The Sharada script is an ancient Brahmic writing system historically used in the northwestern Indian subcontinent, especially in Kashmir, primarily for writing Sanskrit and Kashmiri.
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B.
Kurukh Banna script
Kurukh Banna script is an indigenous writing system developed for the Kurukh (Kurux) language spoken by the Oraon tribal community in parts of India.
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C.
Bhattiprolu script
The Bhattiprolu script is an ancient Brahmi-derived writing system from the Andhra region of India, considered an early precursor to the Telugu-Kannada scripts.
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D.
Brahmi script
The Brahmi script is one of the oldest writing systems of the Indian subcontinent, serving as the ancestor of most modern South and Southeast Asian scripts.
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E.
Grantha script
Grantha script is a historical South Indian writing system primarily used to record Sanskrit texts, especially in the Tamil-speaking regions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sourashtra alphabet