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Kolezhuthu (Malayalam: കോലെഴുത്ത്, romanized: Kōlezhuthu), was a syllabic alphabet once used in Kerala for writing the Malayalam language.[2]
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Time period | c. 12th/13th century AD |
| Direction | Left-to-right  |
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Kolezhuthu developed from the Vatteluttu script in the post-Chera Perumal period (c. 12th century onwards).[2] It was used by certain Keralan communities (such as Muslims and Christians) up to the 18th century AD.[2]
Kolezhuthu probably gets its name from the particular type of stylus which was used for its writing. Kōl in modern Malayalam refers to a stylus or 'elongated stick-like object', and ezhuthu means 'written form'.[3]
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