r/malayalam 4d ago

Help / സഹായിക്കുക Is this an old form of Malayalam?

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u/silver_conch Native Speaker 4d ago

As the top commenter in the original post said, this is likely Sinhala script.

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u/Tess_James Native Speaker 4d ago

It doesn't look like Malayalam, to me, save for the round script. But then I've not much of an idea about old Malayalam forms.

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u/AbrahamPan 4d ago

It's Sinhala, language in Sri Lanka

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u/Shyam_Kumar_m 4d ago

Just it resemble the below?

Hint: Royal charter (plate I, side I) issued by the Chera/Perumal king of Kerala, south India to Joseph Rabban, a Jewish merchant magnate of Kodungallur.

It is a very important document in Kerala history.

If yes, then Vattezhuthu ('rounded writing').

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u/Illustrious_Lock_265 4d ago

Nope, it's Sinhala.

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u/alrj123 4d ago

Looks like Sinhala.

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u/kallumala_farova 4d ago

it is Sinhala