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Sinhala script
| Sinhala script (Sinhalese) | |
|---|---|
| සිංහල අක්ෂර මාලාව Siṁhala Akṣara Mālāva | |
| Geographic distribution: | Sri Lanka |
| Linguistic classification: | Proto-Sinaitic alphabet
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Sinhala script (Sinhala: සිංහල අක්ෂර මාලාව; Siṁhala Akṣara Mālāva) is an Abugida, a script between a syllabic and alphabetic script. It is also known as Sinhalese script. It is written from left to right. It is used to write Sinhala, which is the official language of Sri Lanka. It is also used to write Sanskrit and Pali.[1] These languages are used for religious texts. The Sinhalese Akṣara Mālāva, one of the Brahmic scripts, comes from the Ancient Indian Brahmi script. It is also related to the ancient Kannada script.[2]
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