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Implementation of new Indic glyph template[edit]

Comparison of an Indic letter in different scripts
Aramaic
-
Kharoṣṭhī
-		Ashoka Brahmi
-		Kushana Brahmi[a]
-		Tocharian[b]
-
Gupta Brahmi
-		Pallava
-
Kadamba
-
Bhaiksuki
-		Siddhaṃ
-		Grantha
-		Cham
-
Sinhala
-		Pyu /
Old Mon[c]
-
Tibetan
-		Newa
-		Ahom
-		Malayalam
-
Telugu
-		Burmese
-
Lepcha
-		Ranjana
-		Saurashtra
-		Dives Akuru
-
Kannada
-		Kayah Li
-
Limbu
-		Soyombo[d]
-		Khmer
-		Tamil
-
Chakma
-		Tai Tham
-
Meitei Mayek
-		Gaudi
-		Thai
-		Lao
-
Tai Le
-
Marchen
-		Tirhuta
-		New Tai Lue
-		Tai Viet
-		Aksara Kawi
-
'Phags-pa
-		Odia
-		Sharada
-		Rejang
-		Batak
-		Buginese
-
Zanabazar Square
-		Bengali-Assamese
-		Takri
-		Javanese
-		Balinese
-		Makasar
-
Hangul[e]
-		Northern Nagari
-		Dogri
-		Laṇḍā
-		Sundanese
-		Baybayin
-
Modi
-		Gujarati
-		Khojki
-		Khudabadi
-		Mahajani
-		Tagbanwa
-
Devanagari
-		Nandinagari
-		Kaithi
-		Gurmukhi
-		Multani
-		Buhid
-
Canadian Syllabics[f]
-		Soyombo[g]
-		Sylheti Nagari
-		Gunjala Gondi
-		Masaram Gondi[h]
-		Hanuno'o
-
Notes
  1. ^ The middle "Kushana" form of Brahmi is a later style that emerged as Brahmi scripts were beginning to proliferate. Gupta Brahmi was definitely a stylistic descendant from Kushana, but other Brahmi-derived scripts may have descended from earlier forms.
  2. ^ Tocharian is probably derived from the middle period "Kushana" form of Brahmi, although artifacts from that time are not plentiful enough to establish a definite succession.
  3. ^ Pyu and Old Mon are probably the precursors of the Burmese script, and may be derived from either the Pallava or Kadamba script
  4. ^ May also be derived from Devangari (see bottom left of table)
  5. ^ The Origin of Hangul from 'Phags-pa is one of limited influence, inspiring at most a few basic letter shapes. Hangul does not function as an Indic abugida.
  6. ^ Although the basic letter forms of the Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics were derived from handwritten Devanagari letters, this abugida indicates vowel sounds by rotations of the letter form, rather than the use of vowel diacritics as is standard in Indic abugidas.
  7. ^ May also be derived from Ranjana (see above)
  8. ^ Masarm Gondi acts as an Indic abugida, but its letterforms were not derived from any single precursor script.

New version: table of family relationships[edit]

The new version of template:Indic glyph is currently slated to be in the form of family tree, where scripts are organized by their predecessors.

Aramaic
KharosthiBrahmiKushana BrahmiTocharian
GuptaPallava
Kadamba
BhaiksukiSiddhamGranthaCham
SinhalaPyu
TibetanNewaAhomMalayalam
TeluguBurmese
LepchaRanjanaSaurashtraDives Akuru
KannadaKayah Li
LimbuSoyomboKhmerTamil
ChakmaTai Tham
Meitei MayekGaudiThaiLao
Tai Le
MarchenTirhutaNew Tai LueTai VietAksara Kawi
Phags PaOdiaSharadaRejangBatakLontara
Zanabazar SquareBengali-AssameseTakriJavaneseBalineseMakasar
HangulNorthern NagariDogriLandaSundaneseBaybayin
ModiGujaratiKhojkiKhudabadiMahajaniTagbanwa
DevanagariNandinagariKaithiGurmukhiMultaniBuhid
Canadian SyllabicsSoyomboSylheti NagriGunjala GondiMasaram GondiHanunoo

Original attempt[edit]

Aramaic
TocharianBrahmiKharosthi
Tamil-BrahmiKadamba
GuptaGrantha
TamilSinhala
Tai ThamCham
BhaiksukiTai VietAhomTelugu
RanjanaTai LeSaurashtra
SiddhamMalayalamKannada
SoyomboNew Tai LueKhmerPyu
Burmese
NewaGaudiThaiLaoOld Mon
TibetanKayah Li
TirhutaAksara KawiChakmaDives Akuru
Marchen
LimbuOdiaRejangBatakLontaraThaana
Meitei MayekBengali-AssameseBalineseMakasarSundaneseBaybayin
LepchaSharadaJavaneseHanunoo
Phags PaNorthern Nagari
TakriBuhidTagbanwa
Zanabazar SquareLanda
HangulModiDogri
Devanagari
-		KaithiGunjala GondiGujaratiKhojki
Canadian SyllabicsSylheti NagriNandinagariKhudabadiMahajaniMultani

Current implementation: expandable families[edit]

The current incarnation of {{Indic glyph}} includes exemplar scripts to show the range of styles and geographic distribution of Brahmi-derived scripts, and then shows the whole of the family in drop-downs, loosely grouped by derivation and geography.

Script families and exemplar scripts[edit]

Indic script family tree[edit]

Indic script family tree

Tree listing Indic script genealogy. Historic/Ancient scripts are in italics, possible exemplar scripts in bold.

  • Indic scripts
    • Kharosthi
    • Tocharian
    • Brahmi
      • Kusan?
      • Gupta (Brahmi variant)
        • Bhaiksuki
        • Siddham
          • Tibetan
            • Phags-pa
              • Zanabazar Square
              • → Hangul
            • Limbu
            • Lepcha
            • Marchen
            • Manipuri?
          • (Proto-Bengali)
            • Maithili?
            • Bengali
            • Tirhuta
            • Oriya
          • Newa
        • Sharada
          • Takri
            • Dogra
          • Landa
            • Gurmukhi
            • Khojki
            • Mahajani
            • Khudawadi
            • Multani
            • Kashmiri?
        • (Nagari)
          • Devanagari
            • Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics
          • Kaithi
          • Modi
          • Gujarati
          • Nandinagari
          • Syloti Nagri
          • Gunjala Gondi
        • Ranjana
          • Soyombo
      • Pallava
        • Tamil
        • Grantha
          • Cham
          • Ahom
          • Saurashtra
          • Khmer
            • Lao
            • Thai
          • Burmese
            • S'gaw Karen
            • Kayah Li
          • Kawi?
            • Balinese
            • Javanese
            • Baybayin
              • Tagbanwa
              • Buhid
              • Hanunoo
            • Batak
            • Sundanese
            • Lontara
            • Makasar
            • Rejang
            • Old Mon
            • Chakma
          • Dives Akuru
            • Thaana
          • Tai Tham
            • New Tai Lü
          • Tai Le
          • Tai Viet
          • Malayalam
      • Kalinga?
      • Kadamba
        • Sinhala
        • Kannada
        • Pyu
        • Karnarese
        • Telugu

Unclassified scripts: Masaram Gondi, Meetei Mayek

Groupings[edit]

Family tree broken up into groups of around a dozen scripts with one or more exemplar scripts in each. The Ashoka Brahmi letter, upon which almost every other Indic character can ultimately be derived, is included in all groups for comparison.

Exemplar scripts Ancient scripts Bangla-Tibetan
  1. Ashoka Brahmi
  2. Tibetan
  3. Bengali
  4. Devanagari
  5. Gurmukhi
  6. Tamil
  7. Thai
  8. Baybayin
  9. Malayalam
  10. Sinhala
  1. Kharoshthi
  2. Siddham
  3. Sharada
  4. Grantha
  5. Tocharian
  • Brahmi
6. Ashoka Brahmi
7. Kushana Brahmi
8. Gupta Brahmi
  1. Ashoka Brahmi
  2. Gupta Brahmi
  3. Siddham
  4. Tibetan
  5. Phags-pa
  6. Zanabazar Square
  7. Limbu
  8. Lepcha
  9. Marchen
  10. Bengali
  11. Tirhuta
  12. Oriya
  13. Newa
Manipuri?
(Proto-Bengali)
Maithili?
Note: Hangul
Sharada scripts Nagari and other Gupta scripts Kawi scripts
  1. Ashoka Brahmi
  2. Gupta Brahmi
  3. Sharada
  4. Takri
  5. Dogra
  6. Gurmukhi
  7. Khojki
  8. Mahajani
  9. Khudawadi
  10. Multani
(Landa)
Kashmiri?
  1. Ashoka Brahmi
  2. Gupta Brahmi
  3. Devanagari
  4. Kaithi
  5. Modi
  6. Gujarati
  7. Nandinagari
  8. Syloti Nagri
  9. Soyombo
  10. Gunjala Gondi
  11. Bhaiksuki
Ranjana
  1. Ashoka Brahmi
  2. Grantha
  3. Balinese
  4. Javanese
  5. Baybayin
  6. Tagbanwa
  7. Buhid
  8. Hanunoo
  9. Batak
  10. Sundanese
  11. Lontara
  12. Makasar
  13. Rejang
  14. Chakma
Old Mon
Tai-Khmer scripts Other Grantha scripts Other Brahmi scripts
  1. Ashoka Brahmi
  2. Grantha
  3. Khmer
  4. Lao
  5. Thai
  6. Tai Tham
  7. New Tai Lü
  8. Tai Le
  9. Tai Viet
  1. Ashoka Brahmi
  2. Grantha
  3. Cham
  4. Ahom
  5. Saurashtra
  6. Malayalam
  7. Dives Akuru
  8. Burmese
  9. Kayah Li
  1. Ashoka Brahmi
  2. Sinhala
  3. Kannada
  4. Telugu
  5. Tamil
  6. Masaram Gondi
  7. Meetei Mayek
Karnarese
Pyu
Kadamba
Kalinga?


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