Sinhala script
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The Sinhala script (Sinhala: සිංහල අක්ෂර මාලාව, romanized: Siṁhala Akṣara Mālāva), also known as Sinhalese script, is a writing system used by the Sinhalese people and most Sri Lankans in Sri Lanka and elsewhere to write the Sinhala language as well as the liturgical languages Pali and Sanskrit.[3] The Sinhalese Akṣara Mālāva, one of the Brahmic scripts, is a descendant of the Ancient Indian Brahmi script. It ultimately descended from the Grantha script.[4]
Quick Facts Sinhala script (Sinhalese) සිංහල අක්ෂර මාලාවSiṁhala Akṣara Mālāva, Script type ...
Sinhala script (Sinhalese) සිංහල අක්ෂර මාලාව Siṁhala Akṣara Mālāva | |
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Script type | |
Time period | 8th century CE – present[1] |
Direction | Left-to-right |
Languages | Sinhala, Pali, Sanskrit |
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Parent systems | |
Sister systems | Malayalam, Gupta, Kadamba, Tocharian |
ISO 15924 | |
ISO 15924 | Sinh (348), Sinhala |
Unicode | |
Unicode alias | Sinhala |
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