Kalinga script
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Kalinga script is one of many descendants of the ancient Brāhmī script
used in territory of modern Orissa
. The Kalinga script was used to write an ancient Dravidic language spoken in Kalinga state
. It is derived from Brahmi and visually is very close to that ancient script. By the 12th century this script has been abandoned in favor of a Brahmic script which eventually became the Oriya script
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Brāhmī script
Brāhmī is the modern name given to the oldest members of the Brahmic family of scripts. The best-known Brāhmī inscriptions are the rock-cut edicts of Ashoka in north-central India, dated to the 3rd century BCE. These are traditionally considered to be early known examples of Brāhmī writing...
used in territory of modern Orissa
Orissa
Orissa , officially Odisha since Nov 2011, is a state of India, located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. It is the modern name of the ancient nation of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Maurya Emperor Ashoka in 261 BC. The modern state of Orissa was established on 1 April...
. The Kalinga script was used to write an ancient Dravidic language spoken in Kalinga state
Kalinga (India)
Kalinga was an early state in central-eastern India, which comprised most of the modern state of Orissa/Utkal , as well as the Andhra region of the bordering state of Andhra Pradesh. It was a rich and fertile land that extended from the river Damodar/Ganges to Godavari and from Bay of Bengal to...
. It is derived from Brahmi and visually is very close to that ancient script. By the 12th century this script has been abandoned in favor of a Brahmic script which eventually became the Oriya script
Oriya script
The Oriya script or Utkala Lipi or Utkalakshara is used to write the Oriya language, and can be used for several other Indian languages, for example, Sanskrit.- History :...
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