Multani script

Multani
𑊠𑊂𑊣𑊖𑊀𑊚𑊁‎
Multani; 𑊠𑊂𑊣𑊖𑊀𑊚𑊁‎
	An excerpt of printed Multani, 1880
Script type	Abugida
Time period	c. 18th–20th century CE
Direction	Left-to-right
Region	Multan region of Punjab and in northern Sindh
Languages	Saraiki
Related scripts
Parent systems	Egyptian hieroglyphs Proto-Sinaitic Phoenician Aramaic Brāhmī Gupta Sharada Landa Multani; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Sister systems	Gurmukhi, Khudabadi, Khojki, Mahajani
ISO 15924
ISO 15924	Mult (323), Multani
Unicode
Unicode alias	Multani
Unicode range	U+11280–U+112AF; Final Accepted Script Proposal
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Multani is a Brahmic script originating in the Multan region of Punjab and in northern Sindh, Pakistan. It was used to write Saraiki, often considered a dialect of Lahnda group of languages.^[1] The script was used for routine writing and commercial activities. Multani is one of four Landa scripts whose usage was extended beyond the mercantile domain and formalized for literary activity and printing; the others being Gurmukhi, Khojki, and Khudabadi. Although Multani is now obsolete, it is a historical script in which written and printed records exist.^[2] It was also known as Karikki and as Sarai.

^ Frawley, William (May 2003). International Encyclopedia of Linguistics: 4-Volume Set. Oxford University Press, USA. ISBN 978-0-19-513977-8.
^ Pandey, Anshuman (2012-09-25). "N4159: Proposal to Encode the Multani Script in ISO/IEC 10646" (PDF). Working Group Document, ISO/IEC JTC1/SC2/WG2.

[1] Frawley, William (May 2003). International Encyclopedia of Linguistics: 4-Volume Set. Oxford University Press, USA. ISBN 978-0-19-513977-8.

[2] Pandey, Anshuman (2012-09-25). "N4159: Proposal to Encode the Multani Script in ISO/IEC 10646" (PDF). Working Group Document, ISO/IEC JTC1/SC2/WG2.

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