Pallava script
The Pallava script or Pallava Grantha is a Brahmic script named after the Pallava dynasty of Southern India and is attested to since the 4th century CE. In India, the Pallava script evolved into the Tamil and Grantha script. Pallava also spread to Southeast Asia and evolved into local scripts such as Balinese, Baybayin, Javanese, Kawi, Khmer, Lanna, Lao, Mon–Burmese, New Tai Lue alphabet, Sundanese, and Thai.
| Pallava script | |
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'Pallava' in Pallava script | |
| Script type | |
Time period | 4th century CE to 8th century CE |
| Direction | Left-to-right |
| Languages | Sanskrit, Tamil, Old Khmer, Old Malay, Burmese, Thai, Sri Lankan Sinhala, Lao, Mon, Balinese, etc. |
| Related scripts | |
Parent systems | |
Child systems | Tamil, Grantha, Mon-Burmese, Khmer, Cham, Kawi |
Sister systems | Vatteluttu |
| Brahmic scripts |
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| The Brahmi script and its descendants |
Epigrapher Arlo Griffiths argues that the name of the script is misleading as not all of the relevant scripts referred to have a connection with the Pallava dynasty. He instead advocates that these scripts be called Late Southern Brāhmī scripts.
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