Kannada script

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Brahmic script abugida writing system

The Kannada script is a South Indian abugida primarily used to write the Kannada language, characterized by its rounded letters and shared historical roots with other Brahmic scripts.

Aliases (1)

Old Kannada script ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Brahmic script → abugida → writing system →
belongsTo	Indo-Aryan and Dravidian script tradition →
closelyRelatedTo	Telugu-Kannada script →
derivedFrom	Bhattiprolu script → Kadamba script →
direction	left-to-right →
evolvedFrom	Brahmi script → Southern Brahmi script →
hasCharacteristic	conjunct consonants → consonant-vowel syllabic structure → inherent vowel /a/ → rounded letterforms → use of vowel diacritics →
hasConsonantLettersCount	34 →
hasISO15924Code	Knda →
hasNumerals	Kannada digits 0–9 →
hasPunctuation	danda → double danda →
hasStandardizationAuthority	Central Institute of Indian Languages → Government of Karnataka →
hasType	alphasyllabary →
hasUnicodeBlock	Kannada (U+0C80–U+0CFF) →
hasVowelLettersCount	13 →
historicalPeriod	developed around 5th–6th century CE →
region	South India →
scriptFamily	Brahmic scripts →
sharesOriginWith	Grantha script → Tamil script → Telugu script →
usedBy	Kannada people →
usedFor	administrative documents → inscriptions → literature →
usedForSacredTextsOf	Buddhism → Hinduism → Jainism →
usedIn	India → Karnataka →
usedInWritingSystemOf	Middle Kannada → Modern Kannada → Old Kannada →
writingSystemFor	Kannada language → Kodava language → Konkani language → Sanskrit → Tulu language →

Referenced by (17)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Dravidian languages → Indians → Kannada → Konkani → Kundagannada → Sanskrit → South India →	writingSystem
Malvani → Tulu →	hasWritingSystem
Brahmic scripts → Kadamba script →	influenced
Kadamba script ("Old Kannada script") →	developedInto
Brahmi script →	hasDescendant
Telugu →	hasScriptHistoricallyRelatedTo
Om →	script
Dravidian peoples →	scriptFamily
Southern Dravidian →	writingSystemsUsed