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( a script )
| Type of script: | Abugida |
|---|---|
| Script category: | North Indic scripts |
| Period of use: | 500 B.C.E. - 300 C.E. |
| Writing-direction: | Right to left |
| Parent script: | Aramaic script (show family tree) |
| Names: | Kharoshthi |
The oldest Indian script, excepting the Indus script; almost certainly derived from Aramaic. It was developed in much the same way as Greek: in adapting an abjad to a non-Semitic language, a mechanism to indicate vowels was added. In Greek separate vowel symbols were added, but in Kharoshthi vowels are indicated through systematic modifications to the consonant symbols.
| Article: | http://www.ancientscripts.com/kharosthi.html |
| Article: | http://www.omniglot.com/writing/kharosthi.htm |