Pallava script

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Pallava script
'Pallava' in Pallava script
Script type	Abugida
Time period	4th century CE to 8th century CE Khmer, Cham, Kawi
Sister systems	Vatteluttu
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The Pallava script or Pallava Grantha is a

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.[1]

History

During the rule of

The script is not yet a part of Unicode but proposals have been made to include it. In 2018, Anshuman Pandey made a proposal.^[17]

Characteristics

The form shown here is based on examples from the 7th century CE. 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*

Examples

Unicode

A proposal to encode the script in Unicode was submitted in 2018.^[18]

References

Bibliography

• Sivaramamurti, C
  , Indian Epigraphy and South Indian Scripts. Bulletin of the Madras Government Museum. Chennai 1999

External links

• Media related to Pallava script at Wikimedia Commons