Nagari script
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Nagari script is an early North Indian writing system that evolved into later scripts such as Devanagari and was used historically for writing Sanskrit and related languages.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
abugida
→
historical script → writing system → |
| associatedWithReligion |
Buddhism
→
Hinduism → Jainism → |
| derivedFrom |
Gupta script
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| developedInto |
Devanagari
→
Nagari-derived North Indian scripts → Nandinagari → |
| geographicCulturalArea |
Indo-Aryan cultural sphere
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| hasAlternateName |
Nāgarī script
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| hasDescendant |
Devanagari script
→
Nandinagari script → modern North Indian Nagari-based scripts → |
| hasFeature |
conjunct consonants
→
inherent vowel in consonant letters → vowel diacritics → |
| hasTransliterationStandard |
various scholarly transliteration schemes for Sanskrit
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| historicalRole |
intermediate stage between Gupta and Devanagari
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| historicalUsageStatus |
no longer in common use
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| influenced |
standardization of Devanagari
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| parentWritingTradition |
Brahmi script tradition
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| region |
Central India
→
North India → |
| scriptClass |
North Indian script
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| scriptDirection |
left-to-right
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| scriptFamily |
Brahmic scripts
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| timePeriod |
c. 7th–11th centuries CE
→
early medieval period → |
| usedBy |
Sanskrit scholars
→
scribes in North India → |
| usedFor |
Apabhramsha
→
Prakrit languages → Sanskrit → philosophical texts → poetic works → |
| usedIn |
Sanskrit literature
→
manuscripts → religious texts → stone inscriptions → |
| writingMedium |
birch-bark manuscripts
→
palm-leaf manuscripts → |
| writingSystemCategory |
Indic script
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| writingSystemClass |
consonant-based script
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| writingSystemType |
alphasyllabary
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Devanagari script
→
Gujarati script ("Nagari scripts") → |
derivedFrom |
|
Kalasan inscription
("Pranagari script")
→
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script |