Kolezhuthu

Koleluttu

Koleluttu

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Koleluttu (Malayalam: കോലെഴുത്ത്, romanized: Kōleḻuttŭ), was a syllabic alphabet of Kerala used for writing Malayalam language.[2]

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Koleluttu developed from Vatteluttu script in the post-Chera Perumal (c. 12th century onwards) period in Kerala.[2] It was used by certain Kerala communities (such as Muslims and Christians) even up to c. 18th century AD.[2]

Koleluttu probably gets its name from a peculiar type of stylus which was used for its writing. Kōl in present-day Malayalam means a 'stylus' or an 'elongated stick-like object', and eḻuttŭ means 'written form'.[3]

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References

  1. [1]
    K. Rajan (2001). "Territorial Division as Gleaned from Memorial Stones". East and West. 51 (3/4): 359–367.
  2. [2]
    Narayanan, M. G. S. Perumāḷs of Kerala. Thrissur (Kerala): CosmoBooks, 2013. 379-80 and 398.
  3. [3]
    Languages of Kerala and Lakshwadeep [PLSI Vol. 15]. New Delhi: Orient BlackSwan. 2015. p. 66. ISBN 978-81-250-5627-0.
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