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Vatteluttu

ancient Brahmic writing system once prevalent in the modern day areas of Kerala and Tamil Nadu
Thing Natural Writing System Q1992000
Vatteluttu
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Facts

10 properties
Instance of
natural writing system, abugida, unicase alphabet[2][3]
Inception
400[11]
Language of work or name
Tamil, Malayalam, Sanskrit[8][9][10]
Based on
Tamil-Brahmi script[4]
Has use
Tamil, Malayalam, Sanskrit[5][6][7]
End time
700[12]
Name
Vatteluttu, வட்டெழுத்து, വട്ടെഴുത്ത്[25][26][27]
Native label
വട്ടെഴുത്ത്, வட்டெழுத்து, തെക്കൻ മലയാണ്മ, തെക്കൻ മലയാളം, നാനംമോനം, മലയാം തമിഴ്, ചേര-പാണ്ഡ്യ എഴുത്ത്, രായസവടിവ്, ഗജവടിവ്[16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24]
Replaced by
Tamil script, Malayalam script[13][14]
Script directionality
left-to-right[15]
🏷️ Also known as
en Vattezhuthu en Chera-Pandya script en Gajavadivu en Malayam Tamil en Nana-mona en Rayasavadivu en Southern Malayalam en Southern Malayanma en Tekken Malayalam en Tekken Malayanma en Vatteluttu en Vatteluttu alphabet en Vatteluttu script de Vatteluttu-Alphabet he אלפבית ואטולוטו hi वट्टेलुत्तु hi वट्टेळुत्तु hi वट्टेऴुत्तु id Aksara Watteluttu ja ヴァッテルットゥ文字
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/0d5rqq
KBpedia ID
Vatteluttu
Topic's main category
Category:Vatteluttu

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🔗 Connections
Has use 3
Sanskrit, Tamil, Malayalam
Language of work or name 3
Sanskrit, Tamil, Malayalam
Instance of 2
abugida, unicase alphabet
← Based on 2
Dhives Akuru, Koleluttu
← Writing system 2
Sanskrit, Tamil
Based on 1
Tamil-Brahmi script
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Summary

Vatteluttu is a natural writing system[1].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 21w ago · Symphonicallyu · 2026-06-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Native label → വട്ടെഴുത്ത്, തെക്കൻ മലയാണ്മ, തെക്കൻ മലയാളം +5
    Replaced by → Tamil script, Malayalam script
    "Created claim: Replaced by: Tamil script"
  2. 24w ago · Symphonicallyu · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Schematic → Evolution of Vatteluttu and Tamil scripts.gif, Evolution of Vatteluttu (script).gif
    Wikidata description → ancient Brahmic writing system once prevalent in the modern
    Image → Vatteluttu ariccuvaṭi.png, Shukla Vatteluttu.svg, Jewish copper plates of Cochin - (plate I, side I) (early 11 +2
    Native label → വട്ടെഴുത്ത്, തെക്കൻ മലയാണ്മ, തെക്കൻ മലയാളം +5
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Native label: തെക്കൻ മലയാണ്മ"
  3. 24w ago · Symphonicallyu · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Schematic → Evolution of Vatteluttu and Tamil scripts.gif, Evolution of Vatteluttu (script).gif
    Has use → Tamil, Malayalam, Sanskrit
    Based on → Tamil-Brahmi script
    Instance of → natural writing system, abugida, unicase alphabet
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Schematic: Evolution of Vatteluttu and Tamil scripts.gif"
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