Gunjala Gondi script

Gunjala Gondi Lipi
𑵶𑶍𑶕𑶀𑵵𑶊 𑵶𑶓𑶕𑶂𑶋 𑵵𑶋𑶅𑶋
"Gunjala Gondi Lipi" written in Gunjala Gondi script
Script type
Time period
c. 1750-Present
DirectionLeft-to-right Edit this on Wikidata
LanguagesGondi
Related scripts
Parent systems
Sister systems
Unknown, strong resemblance with Modi
ISO 15924
ISO 15924Gong (312), ​Gunjala Gondi
Unicode
Unicode alias
Gunjala Gondi
U+11D60–U+11DAF

The Gunjala Gondi lipi or Gunjala Gondi script is a script used to write the Gondi language, a Dravidian language spoken by the Gond people of northern Telangana, eastern Maharashtra, southeastern Madhya Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh.[1] Approximately a dozen manuscripts in the script were recovered from Gunjala, a Gond village in Adilabad district of Telangana, by a team of researchers from the University of Hyderabad, led by Professor Jayadheer Tirumala Rao.[2] The script and preliminary font were unveiled in early 2014.[3]

  1. ^ Vadlamudi, Swathi (2019-02-05). "Almanac in a near-extinct Adivasi script". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
  2. ^ Singh, S. Harpal. "Chance discovery of Gondi script opens new vistas of tribal culture". The Hindu. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Gondi script and font unveiled". The Hindu. Retrieved 12 January 2017.