Malayalam script
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The Malayalam script is a Brahmic-derived abugida used primarily in the Indian state of Kerala to write the Malayalam language, notable for its rounded letters and extensive set of consonant and vowel signs.
Aliases (1)
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Brahmic script
→
abugida → writing system → |
| derivedFrom |
Grantha script
→
Vatteluttu script → |
| hasCategory |
Indic script
→
|
| hasDiacritics |
anusvara
→
candrabindu → visarga → |
| hasDigitalEncodingStandard |
Unicode
→
|
| hasFeature |
chillu letters
→
conjunct consonants → dependent vowels → independent vowels → inherent vowel → ligatures → rounded letterforms → vowel signs → |
| hasHistoricalForm |
Pazhaya lipi
→
|
| hasISO15924Code |
Mlym
→
|
| hasModernForm |
Puthiya lipi
→
|
| hasNumberOfConsonants |
more than 35
→
|
| hasNumberOfVowelSigns |
more than 15
→
|
| hasOrthographicDepth |
relatively shallow
→
|
| hasParentSystem |
Brahmi script
→
Tamil-Brahmi script → |
| hasPunctuation |
danda
→
double danda → |
| hasType |
alphasyllabary
→
|
| hasUnicodeBlock |
Malayalam (U+0D00–U+0D7F)
→
|
| hasUsage |
administration
→
education → literature → media → |
| region |
South India
→
|
| scriptFamily |
Brahmic scripts
→
|
| standardizedInCentury |
20th century
→
|
| usedByCommunity |
Malayali people
→
|
| usedForWriting |
Malayalam language
→
Pali → Sanskrit → minority languages of Kerala → |
| usedIn |
India
→
Kerala → Lakshadweep → |
| writingDirection |
left-to-right
→
|
| writingSystemType |
segmental writing system
→
|
Referenced by (14)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Dravidian languages
→
Indians → Malayalam → South India → |
writingSystem |
|
Brahmic scripts
→
Grantha script → |
influenced |
|
Brahmi script
→
|
hasDescendant |
|
Malayalam
("Malayalam alphabet")
→
|
hasWriting |
|
Tulu
→
|
hasWritingSystem |
|
Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church
→
|
primaryScript |
|
Kerala
→
|
primaryScriptForMalayalam |
|
Grantha script
→
|
relatedTo |
|
Dravidian peoples
→
|
scriptFamily |
|
Southern Dravidian
→
|
writingSystemsUsed |