Maithili script
E891810
Maithili script is an ancient Brahmic writing system traditionally used for the Maithili language of the Mithila region in India and Nepal.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maithili script canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Brahmic script
ⓘ
abugida ⓘ writing system ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Maithili literature
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mithila culture ⓘ |
| belongsToTradition | Maithil scholarly tradition ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Kaithi script
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tirhuta script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentStatus | largely replaced by Devanagari for Maithili ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | Brahmi script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedFrom | early North Indian Brahmic scripts ⓘ |
| geopoliticalArea | South Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType |
consonant letters
ⓘ
numerals ⓘ punctuation marks ⓘ vowel letters ⓘ |
| hasDiacriticsFor |
consonant aspiration
ⓘ
nasalization ⓘ vowel length ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
conjunct consonant ligatures
ⓘ
dependent vowel signs ⓘ distinct signs for nasalization ⓘ independent vowel letters ⓘ inherent vowel in consonant letters ⓘ vowel diacritics modifying consonants ⓘ |
| hasUnicodeStatus | not separately encoded in Unicode as of 2024 ⓘ |
| historicallyUsedBy | Maithil people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | traditional script of Maithili ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
administrative records
ⓘ
literary works ⓘ religious texts ⓘ |
| languageWritten |
Maithili
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sanskrit (occasionally) ⓘ |
| region |
Bihar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jharkhand NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern Terai of Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptCategory | Indic script ⓘ |
| scriptFamily | Brahmic scripts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptLineage | Brahmi → Gupta → Siddham / Nagari-type scripts → Maithili script ⓘ |
| scriptType | alphasyllabary ⓘ |
| timePeriod | medieval period ⓘ |
| usedAlongside | Devanagari script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | writing Maithili language ⓘ |
| usedIn |
India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mithila region NERFINISHED ⓘ Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingDirection | left-to-right ⓘ |
| writingMedium |
palm leaf manuscripts
ⓘ
paper manuscripts ⓘ |
| writingSystemType | segmental writing system ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.