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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:writing_system
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Tamili
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gptkbp:characteristic
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has special letters for pure Tamil sounds
lacks voiced and aspirated consonants
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gptkbp:derivedFrom
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gptkb:Brahmi_script
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gptkbp:directionA
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left-to-right
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gptkbp:discoveredBy
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gptkb:Iravatham_Mahadevan
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gptkbp:family
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gptkb:Brahmic_scripts
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Tamil-Brahmi
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gptkbp:ISO15924
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gptkb:Brah
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gptkbp:notableFor
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gptkb:Mangulam_inscriptions
gptkb:Porunthal_inscription
gptkb:Pugalur_inscriptions
gptkb:Jambai_inscription
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gptkbp:period
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1st century CE
3rd century BCE
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gptkbp:region
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gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkb:South_India
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Grantha_script
gptkb:Pallava_script
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Tamil_script
gptkb:Vatteluttu_script
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gptkbp:unicodeBlock
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not encoded as a separate block
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gptkbp:usedFor
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gptkb:Tamil_language
Prakrit language
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gptkbp:writingMaterial
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gptkb:ceramics
gptkb:stone
cave walls
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gptkbp:writingSystem
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gptkb:abugida
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Old_Tamil
gptkb:Tamil_script
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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