Writing Systems

MuthuvaninTamil

muv·TamlAbugidaMultiple-source attestation (MAIN)

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Language
ISO 639-3muvStatusLivingScopeIndividualScripts used1
Script
ISO 15924TamlFamilyBrahmic / IndicOriginSouth AsiaDirectionLeft-to-rightStatusLiving scriptOpenType tagtml2

One of the oldest continuously used writing systems. Used for the Tamil language in India, Sri Lanka, Singapore, and Malaysia. Attested from c. 2nd century BCE.

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