Cham script
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The Cham script is a Brahmic abugida used to write Cham, an Austronesian language spoken by some 245,000 Chams in Vietnam and Cambodia.[3] It is written horizontally left to right, just like other Brahmic abugidas.
Quick Facts Cham script Akhar Camꨀꨇꩉ ꨌꩌ, Script type ...
Cham script Akhar Cam ꨀꨇꩉ ꨌꩌ | |
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Script type | |
Time period | 4th century–present[1] |
Direction | Left-to-right |
Languages | Cham, Sanskrit |
Related scripts | |
Parent systems | |
Sister systems | Khmer, Kawi, Old Mon, Grantha, Tamil |
ISO 15924 | |
ISO 15924 | Cham (358), Cham |
Unicode | |
Unicode alias | Cham |
U+AA00–U+AA5F | |
[a] The Semitic origin of the Brahmic scripts is not universally agreed upon. | |
This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters. |
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