Multani
Script details
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| Code | Mult |
| Script type | abjad |
| Region | Indic |
| Status | Historical |
| Direction | unspecified |
| Baseline | unspecified |
| Case | unknown |
| White space | unspecified |
| Complex behaviors | |
| OpenType code | mult |
| ISO 15924 Numeric Code / Key | 323 (alphasyllabic) |
Script description
The Multani script was used from the 18th to the early 20th century for writing the Saraiki language, spoken in the Punjab regions of India and Pakistan, and in northern Sindh in Pakistan.
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It was a commercial script, used mainly by merchants. Structurally, the script has characteristics of an abjad; vowels are generally not written unless they appear at the start of a word or in one-syllable V or CV clusters.
Languages that use this script
| Language | Writing System Code | Writing System Status | SLDR/CLDR locale | Regional variants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saraiki | skr-Mult | obsolete | skr-Mult-IN (India) |
Unicode status
In The Unicode Standard, Multani script implementation is discussed in Chapter 15: South and Central Asia-IV — Other Historic Scripts
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Resources
- ScriptSource page for Multani - all about scripts, languages, and writing systems
- Wikipedia article on Multani