| Kolezhuthu | |
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| Script type | Abugida |
| Time period | c. 12th/13th century AD |
| Direction | Left-to-right  |
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| Related scripts | |
| Parent systems | Proto-Sinaitic alphabet |
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Kolezhuthu (Malayalam: കോലെഴുത്ത്, romanized: Kōlezhuthu), was a syllabic alphabet once used in Kerala for writing the Malayalam language.
Kolezhuthu developed from the Vatteluttu script in the post-Chera Perumal period (c. 12th century onwards). It was used by certain Keralan communities (such as Muslims and Christians) up to the 18th century AD.
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'.
Unicode
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References
- ^ K. Rajan (2001). "Territorial Division as Gleaned from Memorial Stones". East and West. 51 (3/4): 359–367.
- ^ Narayanan, M. G. S. Perumāḷs of Kerala. Thrissur (Kerala): CosmoBooks, 2013. 379-80 and 398.
- Languages of Kerala and Lakshwadeep . New Delhi: Orient BlackSwan. 2015. p. 66. ISBN 978-81-250-5627-0.
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