Pallava script
Pallava | |
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Type | |
Languages | Tamil, Prakrit, Sanskrit |
Time period | 6th century AD to 9th century AD |
Parent systems |
Brāhmī
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Child systems | Grantha, Mon, Khmer, Kawi |
Sister systems | Tamil, Vatteluttu alphabet |
The Pallava script, a Brahmic script, was developed under the Pallava dynasty of Southern India around the 6th century of AD.
Southeast Asian scripts such as Grantha[1], Javanese[2], Kawi[3], Baybayin[4], Mon[5], Burmese[6], Khmer[7], Lanna[8], Thai[9], Lao[10], Sinhalese,[11] and the New Tai Lue alphabet[12] are either direct or indirect derivations from the Kadamba-Pallava alphabet.[13]
Form
The form shown here is based on examples from the 7th century AD. Letters labeled * have uncertain sound value, as they have little occurrence in Southeast Asia.
Consonants
Each consonant has an inherent /a/, which will be sounded if no vowel sign is attached. If two consonants follow one another without intervening vowel, the second consonant is made into a subscript form, and attached below the first.
ka | kha | ga | gha | nga | ca | cha | ja | jha* | nya | ṭa | ṭha* | ḍa | ḍha* | ṇa | ta | tha |
da | dha | na | pa | pha | ba | bha | ma | ya | ra | la | va | śa | ṣa | sa | ha | |
Independent Vowels
a | ā | i | ī | u | e | o | ai* | au* |
Bibliography
- Sivaramamurti, C, Indian Epigraphy and South Indian Scripts. Bulletin of the Madras Government Museum. Chennai 1999
References
- ↑ "Grantha alphabet". Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ↑ "Javanese alphabet". Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ↑ "Kawi alphabet". Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ↑ "Tagalog". Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ↑ "Mon". Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ↑ "Burmese". Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ↑ "Khmer". Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ↑ "Lanna alphabet". Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ↑ "Thai". Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ↑ "Lao". Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ↑ Jayarajan, Paul M. (1976-01-01). History of the Evolution of the Sinhala Alphabet. Colombo Apothecaries' Company, Limited.
- ↑ "New Tai Lue script". Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ↑ "Pallava script". SkyKnowledge.com. 2010-12-30.
External links
Media related to Pallava script at Wikimedia Commons - Examples of Pallava at SkyKnowledge.com