| Title | മലയാളം ലിപിMalayalam (മലയാളം ലിപി)Malayāḷaṁ lipi Malayalam |
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| Description | Malayalam script descended from Grantha script by 14th century CE, intermixing Vatteluttu (rounded script from Tamil-Brahmi), Kolezhuttu, and Grantha. Has 15 vowels and 42 consonants plus unique chillu letters (pure consonants). Old Malayalam (9th-13th c.) written in Vatteluttu with Grantha for Sanskrit loanwords. Thunchaththu Ezhuthachan (16th c.) refined modern script form. Found extensively in Kerala temple inscriptions from Kulasekhara/Chera dynasties. Earliest: Vazhappally inscription (~830 CE). |
| Script ID | INHF-SCP-8261749385-00:00:30:02:01:26-MLYM |
| URI | |
| API URL | https://inheritage.foundation/api/v1/aat/scripts/malayalam |