Koleluttu

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Koleluttu
Script type
Time period
c. 12th/13th century AD
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Languages
  • Malayalam
Related scripts
Parent systems
Tamil Brahmi[1]
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Koleluttu (

romanized: Kōleḻuttŭ), was a syllabic alphabet of Kerala used for writing Malayalam language.[2]

Koleluttu developed from

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]

Koleluttu probably gets its name from a peculiar type of stylus which was used for its writing. Kōl in present-day Malayalam means a 'stylus' or an 'elongated stick-like object', and eḻuttŭ means 'written form'.[3]

Unicode

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References

  1. ^ a b K. Rajan (2001). "Territorial Division as Gleaned from Memorial Stones". East and West. 51 (3/4): 359–367.
  2. ^ a b c d Narayanan, M. G. S. Perumāḷs of Kerala. Thrissur (Kerala): CosmoBooks, 2013. 379-80 and 398.
  3. ISBN 978-81-250-5627-0
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