Kaithi
E710287
Kaithi is a historical Brahmic script from northern India that was used to write several Indo-Aryan languages, including Bhojpuri, Magahi, and Maithili.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kaithi canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Brahmic script
ⓘ
historical script ⓘ |
| addedToUnicodeVersion | Unicode 5.2 ⓘ |
| currentStatus |
no longer widely used
ⓘ
subject of scholarly study ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | Gupta script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConsonantConjuncts | yes ⓘ |
| hasIndependentVowels | yes ⓘ |
| hasNuktaLikeMarks | yes ⓘ |
| hasNumerals | yes ⓘ |
| hasUnicodeBlock | Kaithi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVowelDiacritics | yes ⓘ |
| historicalFunction |
correspondence
ⓘ
record-keeping ⓘ |
| ISO15924Code | Kthi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUsage |
administrative writing
ⓘ
commercial records ⓘ legal documents ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Nagari scripts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Devanagari
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Perso-Arabic script ⓘ |
| scriptCategory | Indo-Aryan language script ⓘ |
| scriptFamily | Brahmic ⓘ |
| sisterScript |
Bengali–Assamese script
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Devanagari NERFINISHED ⓘ Odia script NERFINISHED ⓘ Sharada script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfDecline | early 20th century ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfUse |
19th century
ⓘ
early modern period ⓘ medieval period ⓘ |
| UnicodeBlockRange | U+11080–U+110CF ⓘ |
| usedByCommunity | Kayastha community NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedForScriptReformOrStandardization | no major modern standardization ⓘ |
| usedInRegion | Northern India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInTerritory |
Bihar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jharkhand NERFINISHED ⓘ Madhya Pradesh NERFINISHED ⓘ Uttar Pradesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedToWriteLanguage |
Awadhi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bhojpuri NERFINISHED ⓘ Hindi NERFINISHED ⓘ Magahi NERFINISHED ⓘ Maithili NERFINISHED ⓘ Urdu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingDirection | left-to-right ⓘ |
| writingSystemScope | regional ⓘ |
| writingSystemType | abugida ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.