Arwi
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Arwi is an Arabic-influenced written form of the Tamil language historically used by Sri Lankan Moors, especially for religious and literary purposes.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arabic-influenced Tamil
ⓘ
Tamil variety ⓘ writing system ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Arabu-Tamil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedCommunity | Muslim Tamils NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedReligion | Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo | Tamil language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| communityFunction | marker of Muslim Tamil identity ⓘ |
| containsLoanwordsFrom | Arabic language ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
medium of religious instruction for Sri Lankan Moors
ⓘ
preservation of Islamic learning among Tamil speakers ⓘ |
| declineReason |
modern secular education
ⓘ
spread of Tamil in Tamil script ⓘ |
| geographicFocus |
Eastern Province of Sri Lanka
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Province of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAdditionalLetters | yes ⓘ |
| hasWritingMedium |
manuscripts
ⓘ
printed books ⓘ |
| historicallyUsedIn |
South India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfUse |
early modern period
ⓘ
medieval period ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Arabic language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfText | Tamil language ⓘ |
| linguisticType | digraphic tradition of Tamil ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purposeOfAdditionalLetters | to represent Tamil phonemes not in Arabic ⓘ |
| scriptAdaptation | Arabic letters modified with diacritics for Tamil sounds ⓘ |
| scriptOrigin | Arabic script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptType | abjad ⓘ |
| status |
declining use
ⓘ
historical ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Sri Lankan Moors
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tamil-speaking Muslims ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Islamic jurisprudence texts
ⓘ
Islamic religious texts ⓘ Quranic exegesis in Tamil ⓘ Sufi literature ⓘ devotional poetry ⓘ educational texts in madrasas ⓘ literary works ⓘ poetry ⓘ prose ⓘ religious literature ⓘ sermons and religious guidance texts ⓘ |
| usedIn | mosque-based education ⓘ |
| writingDirection | right-to-left ⓘ |
| writingSystemUsed | Arabic script ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.