Devanagari

Summary

Devanagari is an abugida^[1]. Devanagari ranks in the top 2% of abugida entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,364 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Devanagari is located in India^[3].
• Devanagari is located in Nepal^[4].
• Devanagari is located in Fiji^[5].
• Devanagari is in the country of India^[6].
• Devanagari is in the country of Fiji^[7].
• Devanagari's instance of is recorded as abugida^[8].
• Devanagari's instance of is recorded as unicase alphabet^[9].
• Devanagari's instance of is recorded as natural writing system^[10].
• God in Hinduism is named after Devanagari^[11].
• Nāgarī is named after Devanagari^[12].
• Devanagari's based on is recorded as Nāgarī^[13].
• Devanagari is a type of Brahmic scripts^[14].
• Devanagari's Commons category is recorded as Devanagari^[15].
• Devanagari's language of work or name is recorded as Prakrit^[16].
• Devanagari's language of work or name is recorded as Awadhi^[17].
• Devanagari's language of work or name is recorded as Bhili^[18].
• Devanagari's language of work or name is recorded as Bhojpuri^[19].
• Devanagari's language of work or name is recorded as Bodo^[20].
• Devanagari's language of work or name is recorded as Braj Bhasha^[21].
• Devanagari's language of work or name is recorded as Chhattisgarhi^[22].
• Devanagari's language of work or name is recorded as Dogri^[23].
• Devanagari's language of work or name is recorded as Gujarati^[24].
• Devanagari's language of work or name is recorded as Haryanvi^[25].
• Devanagari's language of work or name is recorded as Hindi^[26].
• Devanagari's language of work or name is recorded as Hindustani^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include abugida^[8], unicase alphabet^[9], and natural writing system^[10]. Devanagari is a type of Brahmic scripts^[14].

Origins

Things named after include God in Hinduism^[11] and Nāgarī^[12], an abugida^[28], founded in 0100^[29]. 1100 marks the founding of Devanagari^[30].

Use and Application

Devanagari comprises Devanagari letter^[31].

Why It Matters

Devanagari ranks in the top 2% of abugida entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,364 views/month).^[2] Devanagari has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] Devanagari is known by 159 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

Devanagari has been cited as an influence by Canadian Aboriginal syllabics^[34], a constructed writing system^[35], founded in 1840^[36].

FAQs

Who did Devanagari influence?

Devanagari has been cited as an influence by Canadian Aboriginal syllabics^[34].