Vatteluttu
Abugida used in southern Indian subcontinent (c. 6th–12th centuries) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vatteluttu (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.[4][5]
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Direction | Left-to-right |
Languages | Tamil, Malayalam |
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Parent systems | |
Child systems | Koleluttu (script)[3] |
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Vatteluttu belonged to the group of Tamil-Malayalam scripts among the Southern Brahmi derivatives.[4][6] The script was used for centuries in inscriptions and manuscripts of south India.[7]