Khitan small script
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Khitan small script was a logographic writing system developed by the Khitan people to record their language during the Liao dynasty in northern China.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical script
ⓘ
writing system ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty | Liao dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| currentStateOfDecipherment | partially deciphered ⓘ |
| developedBy | Khitan people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| directionOfWriting |
columns ordered left-to-right
ⓘ
top-to-bottom ⓘ vertical ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Chinese characters
ⓘ
Khitan large script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eraOfUseEnd | 12th century ⓘ |
| eraOfUseStart | 10th century ⓘ |
| hasCharacterCount | several hundred characters ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Khitan Liao Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Chinese script ⓘ |
| ISO15924 | Kits ⓘ |
| region |
Inner Mongolia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manchuria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Khitan large script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptFamily | Khitan scripts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptType |
logographic
ⓘ
partly syllabic ⓘ |
| scriptUsage |
commemorative texts
ⓘ
imperial records ⓘ recording Khitan language ⓘ |
| status | extinct ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
10th century
ⓘ
11th century ⓘ 12th century ⓘ |
| UnicodeBlock | Khitan Small Script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UnicodeRange | U+18B00–U+18CFF ⓘ |
| UnicodeVersionAdded | Unicode 13.0 ⓘ |
| usedBy | Khitan people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedByState | Liao dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Liao dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystemClass | East Asian script ⓘ |
| writingSystemFor | Khitan language ⓘ |
| writingSystemScope |
administrative documents
ⓘ
epitaphs ⓘ inscriptions ⓘ |
| writingSystemUsage |
monumental inscriptions
ⓘ
official inscriptions ⓘ tomb inscriptions ⓘ |
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