Thirke

Thirke
Letters found in a 14th century Kodagu temple inscription
Script type
Time period
14th century
Region India
LanguageKodava
Related scripts
Parent systems
Sister systems
Malayalam script
Tigalari script
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Brahmic scripts
The Brahmi script and its descendants
Northern Brahmic
Southern Brahmic

Thirke is a left-to-right abugida (a type of segmental writing system), based on the ancient Brāhmī script.[4][5] It was developed and in use during the 14th century CE in Kodagu, in present-day Karnataka.[6][4]

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  2. ^ Salomon 1996, p. 378.
  3. ^ Salomon, Richard, On The Origin Of The Early Indian Scripts: A Review Article. Journal of the American Oriental Society 115.2 (1995), 271–279, archived from the original on 22 May 2019, retrieved 27 March 2021
  4. ^ a b Kushalappa, Mookonda (4 February 2022). "The discovery of an old alphabet". Deccan Herald. The Printers (Mysore) Pvt Ltd. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  5. ^ Kushalappa, Mookonda (24 January 2022). "Discovering alphabets of old Kodava script". Star of Mysore. Star of Mysore. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  6. ^ Rice, B L (1914). Coorg inscriptions: Epigraphia Carnatica (Revised Edition), Volume 1. Madras (now Chennai): Government Press. p. 4.


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