Multani script

Multani
𑊠𑊂𑊣𑊖𑊀𑊚𑊁
An excerpt of printed Multani, 1880
Script type
Time period
c. 18th–20th century CE
DirectionLeft-to-right Edit this on Wikidata
RegionMultan region of Punjab and in northern Sindh
LanguagesSaraiki
Related scripts
Parent systems
Sister systems
Gurmukhi, Khudabadi, Khojki, Mahajani
ISO 15924
ISO 15924Mult (323), ​Multani
Unicode
Unicode alias
Multani
U+11280–U+112AF
Final Accepted Script Proposal
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Multani is a Brahmic script originating in the Multan region of Punjab and in northern Sindh, Pakistan. It was used to write Saraiki, often considered a dialect of Lahnda group of languages.[1] The script was used for routine writing and commercial activities. Multani is one of four Landa scripts whose usage was extended beyond the mercantile domain and formalized for literary activity and printing; the others being Gurmukhi, Khojki, and Khudabadi. Although Multani is now obsolete, it is a historical script in which written and printed records exist.[2] It was also known as Karikki and as Sarai.

  1. ^ Frawley, William (May 2003). International Encyclopedia of Linguistics: 4-Volume Set. Oxford University Press, USA. ISBN 978-0-19-513977-8.
  2. ^ Pandey, Anshuman (2012-09-25). "N4159: Proposal to Encode the Multani Script in ISO/IEC 10646" (PDF). Working Group Document, ISO/IEC JTC1/SC2/WG2.