Vatteluttu
Vatteluttu, popularly romanised as Vattezhuthu (Tamil: வட்டெழுத்து, Vaṭṭeḻuttu and Malayalam: വട്ടെഴുത്ത്, Vaṭṭeḻuttŭ, IPA: [ʋɐʈːeɻut̪ːɨ̆]), was an alphasyllabic writing system of south India (Tamil Nadu and Kerala) and Sri Lanka used for writing the Tamil and Malayalam languages.
| Vatteluttu | |
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'Vatteluttu' in modern Vatteluttu typeface | |
| Script type | |
| Direction | Left-to-right |
| Languages | Tamil, Malayalam |
| Related scripts | |
Parent systems | |
Child systems | Koleluttu (script) |
Sister systems | |
| Brahmic scripts |
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| The Brahmi script and its descendants |
Vatteluttu belonged to the group of Tamil-Malayalam scripts among the Southern Brahmi derivatives. The script was used for centuries in inscriptions and manuscripts of south India.
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