Multani script
| Multani š šš£šššš | |
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The Multani alphabet chart divided into 4 vowels (š„š¤š¢), 33 consonants (š¤šššš), 1 punctuation mark, 10 numerals identical to Gurumukhi (š¦šššš„š) and the last two rows of Indic fraction signs | |
| Script type | |
Period | c. 18thā20th century CE |
| Direction | Left-to-right |
| Region | Multan region of Punjab and in northern Sindh |
| Languages | Saraiki Punjabi |
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| ISO 15924 | |
| ISO 15924 | Mult (323), āMultani |
| Unicode | |
Unicode alias | Multani |
| U+11280āU+112AF Final Accepted Script Proposal | |
| Brahmic scripts |
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| The Brahmi script and its descendants |
Multani (Saraiki: š šš£šššš, romanized: MultÄnÄ«) is a Brahmic script originating in the Multan region of Punjab and in northern Sindh, Pakistan. It was used to write Punjabi and its dialects. 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. It was also known as Karikki and as Sarai.