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Brahmi refers to the pre-modern members of the Brahmic family of scripts. The earliest inscriptions in this script have been found in Sri Lanka dating back to 600-500 BC. More profuse inscriptions in Brahmi are the rock-cut edicts of Ashoka, c. 3rd century BC. It is generally believed to be derived from a Semitic script, a minority position holds Indus script to be the predecessor. Abugida writing systems

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BrahmiBrahmi refers to the pre-modern members of the Brahmic family of scripts. The earliest inscriptions in this script have been found in Sri Lanka dating back to 600-500 BC. More profuse inscriptions in Brahmi are the rock-cut edicts of Ashoka, c. 3rd centur	Brahmi alphabetThe Brahmi alphabet was the first of a type of alphabet called an abugida. Almost all of the abugidas used in South and Southeast Asia are ultimately derived from the Brahmi alphabet. The Brahmi alphabet was probably derived from Semitic alphabets and aro	Brahminy StarlingBrahminy Starling : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Passeriformes : Sturnidae Sturnus pagodarum Binomial name Sturnus pagodarum Gmelin, 1789) The Brahminy Starling Sturnus pagodarum is a member of the starling family of birds. It is a resident breeder in eas
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