Gaudi script

Gaudi script
Script type
Time period
c. 900-1300 CE[1]
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Related scripts
Parent systems
Child systems
Bengali-Assamese script, Bengali alphabet, Tirhuta, Odia script
Sister systems
Kamarupi script, Nagari
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Brahmic scripts
The Brahmi script and its descendants
Northern Brahmic
Southern Brahmic

The Gaudi script (Gāuṛi lipi), also known as the Proto-Bengali script[1][2] or the Proto-Oriya script[3][4] is an abugida in the Brahmic family of scripts. Gaudi script gradually developed into the Bengali-Assamese (Eastern Nagari), Odia, and Tirhuta script.[1]

Silver coin with Gaudi script, Harikela Kingdom, circa 9th–13th century
  1. ^ a b c d Salomon, Richard (1998). Indian Epigraphy. Oxford University Press. p. 41. ISBN 978-0-19-535666-3.
  2. ^ Masica, Colin (1993). The Indo-Aryan languages. Cambridge University Press. p. 143. ISBN 9780521299442.
  3. ^ Cardona, George; Jain, Dhanesh (2003). The Indo-Aryan Languages. Routledge language family series. London: Routledge. p. 487. ISBN 0-7007-1130-9. Proto-Oriya
  4. ^ Tripāṭhī, Kunjabihari (1962). The Evolution of Oriya Language and Script. Utkal University. p. 32. Retrieved 21 March 2021. Proto-Oriya (The Proto-Bengali script script of Bühler)