Langdi

For the children's game, see Langdi (sport).

Langdi, also known as Langdi Hindi, was a script commonly used by traders used to write Haryanvi, Punjabi, or Saraiki in the Indian subcontinent.^[1] Bookkeepers, known as munīm (Hindi: मुनीम, Urdu: مُنِیم), would also keep records in this script.^[1] It remains undocumented.^[2]

Langdi
'Hariyāṇvī' written in Langdi script
Script type	Abugida
Period	? — 20th century
Region	Haryana, Delhi
Languages	Haryanvi, Punjabic languages, and Rajasthani languages
Related scripts
Parent systems	Proto-Sinaitic alphabet Phoenician alphabet Aramaic alphabet Brāhmī Gupta Śāradā Landa Mahajani? Langdi

Some scholars have claimed that Langdi is a form of Mahajani for writing in parts of Haryana. Its proper connection must be more thoroughly explored.^[3] It was one of the two main scripts used by merchants in northwest India, the other being Mundi.^[4]