MalayalaminGrantha

mal·GranAbugidaSingle-source attestation (AUX)

GlotScript records this relationship through single-source attestation. Present-day usage, official status, region and dates are unknown here unless separately sourced. How to interpret the evidence.

Language

Malayalam

ISO 639-3malStatusLivingScopeIndividualScripts used10

Also written in:

Malayalam (Mlym)Arabic (Arab)Latin (Latn)Braille (Brai)Vatteluttu (Vatteluttu)Kolezhuthu (Kolezhuthu)Syriac (Syrc)Hebrew (Hebr)Malayanma (Malayanma)

Script

Grantha

ISO 15924GranFamilyBrahmic / IndicOriginSouth AsiaDirectionLeft-to-rightStatusLiving scriptOpenType taggran

Grantha script, used in South India to write Sanskrit. Parent of the modern Malayalam script; closely related to Tamil.

Other languages using Grantha

Old TamilotySanskritsanTamiltam

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