Koleluttu

Koleḻuttu
Koleḻuttu;
Script type	Abugida
Time period	c. 12th/13th century AD
Direction	Left-to-right
Languages	Malayalam; Tamil;
Related scripts
Parent systems	Proto-Sinaitic alphabet Phoenician alphabet Aramaic alphabet Brahmi Tamil Brahmi Vatteluttu Koleḻuttu; ; ; ; ; ;
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Koleḻuttu, popularly romanised as Kolezhuthu (கோலெழுத்து, കോലെഴുത്ത്), was a syllabic alphabet of south India (Kerala and Tamil Nadu) used for writing Malayalam and Tamil languages.^[2]

Koleluttu developed from Vatteluttu script in the post-Chera/Perumal (c. 12th century onwards) period in Kerala.^[2] It was used by certain Kerala communities (such as Muslims and Christians) even up to c. 18th century AD.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b K. Rajan (2001). "Territorial Division as Gleaned from Memorial Stones". East and West. 51 (3/4): 359–367.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Narayanan, M. G. S. Perumāḷs of Kerala. Thrissur (Kerala): CosmoBooks, 2013. 379-80 and 398.

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[:0-1] K. Rajan (2001). "Territorial Division as Gleaned from Memorial Stones". East and West. 51 (3/4): 359–367.

[:1-2] Narayanan, M. G. S. Perumāḷs of Kerala. Thrissur (Kerala): CosmoBooks, 2013. 379-80 and 398.

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