Tamil script
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Tamil script is an abugida writing system primarily used to write the Tamil language and several other Dravidian and South Asian languages.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
abugida
→
writing system → |
| associatedWithLanguageFamily |
Dravidian languages
→
surface form:
Dravidian
|
| derivedFrom | Tamil-Brahmi script → |
| hasComponentType |
consonant letters
→
diacritics → independent vowels → numerals → punctuation marks → vowel signs → |
| hasConsonantLettersCount | 18 → |
| hasFeature |
distinct numerals
→
inherent vowel /a/ → ligatures are limited → no separate letters for voiced/aspirated stops → vowel diacritics modify consonant base → |
| hasGranthaConsonants | yes → |
| hasHistoricalForm |
Pallava script
→
Tamil-Brahmi script →
surface form:
Tamil-Brahmi
Vatteluttu → |
| hasIndependentVowelsCount | 12 → |
| hasUnicodeBlock |
Tamil (U+0B80–U+0BFF)
→
Tamil Extended-A (U+11EE0–U+11EFF) → Tamil Supplement (U+11FC0–U+11FFF) → |
| ISO15924Code | Taml → |
| scriptFamily | Brahmic scripts → |
| standardizedBy |
Government of Sri Lanka
→
Government of Tamil Nadu →
surface form:
Tamil Nadu government
|
| usedFor |
Badaga language
→
Betta Kurumba language → Irula language → Paniya language → Sourashtra language → Sri Lankan Tamil dialect → Tamil →
surface form:
Tamil language
|
| usedIn |
Malaysia
→
Puducherry → Singapore → Sri Lanka → Tamil Nadu → |
| usedInReligiousTexts |
Christian texts in Tamil
→
Hindu texts in Tamil → Islamic texts in Tamil → |
| usedToWrite |
classical Tamil literature
→
modern Tamil literature → |
| writingDirection | left-to-right → |
| writingSystemFor |
Dravidian languages
→
South Asian languages → |
| writingSystemType | abugida → |
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.