Kolezhuthu
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Time period | c. 12th/13th century AD |
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Koleḻuttu, popularly romanised as Kolezhuthu (கோலெழுத்து, കോലെഴുത്ത്), was a syllabic alphabet of south India (Kerala and Tamil Nadu) sed for writing Malayalam and Tamil languages.[2]
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]
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