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Multani script
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Multani is a Brahmic script originating in the Multan region of Punjab and in northern Sindh, Pakistan. It was used to write Saraiki, often considered a dialect of Lahnda group of languages.[1] The script was used for routine writing and commercial activities. Multani is one of four Landa scripts whose usage was extended beyond the mercantile domain and formalized for literary activity and printing; the others being Gurmukhi, Khojki, and Khudabadi. Although Multani is now obsolete, it is a historical script in which written and printed records exist.[2] It was also known as Karikki and as Sarai.
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Multani 𑊠𑊂𑊣𑊖𑊀𑊚𑊁 | |
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![]() An excerpt of printed Multani, 1880 | |
Script type | |
Time period | c. 18th–20th century CE |
Direction | Left-to-right ![]() |
Region | Multan region of Punjab and in northern Sindh |
Languages | Saraiki |
Related scripts | |
Parent systems | |
Sister systems | Gurmukhi, Khudabadi, Khojki, Mahajani |
ISO 15924 | |
ISO 15924 | Mult (323), Multani |
Unicode | |
Unicode alias | Multani |
U+11280–U+112AF Final Accepted Script Proposal | |
This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters. |
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