Origin
The Ahom script was probably derived from the Brahmi
script. Ahom is an extinct Tai language spoken by the Ahom people who
ruled the Brahmaputra valley in the Indian state of Assam between the 13th
and the 18th centuries. Ahom was replaced with Assamese in the early 19th
century. Efforts are currently being made to revive the language.
Notable features
- Each letter has an inherent vowel [a]. Other vowels can
be indicated using diacritics which appear above, below, in front
of or after the consonant.
Consonants
Vowel diacritics
The images on this page are based on fonts created by Michael Everson
(www.evertype.com)
Tai-Kaidai languages
Ahom,
Dehong Dai,
Kam,
Lanna,
Lao,
Lue,
Shan,
Tai Dam,
Thai,
Zhuang
Syllabic alphabets / abugidas
Ahom,
Balinese,
Batak,
Bengali,
Brahmi,
Buhid,
Burmese,
Chakma,
Cham,
Dehong Dai,
Devanagari,
Dhives Akuru,
Ethiopic,
Evēla Akuru,
Gondi,
Grantha,
Gujarati,
Gupta,
Gurmukhi (Punjabi),
Hanuno’o,
Hmong,
Javanese,
Kannada,
Kharosthi,
Khmer,
Lanna,
Lao,
Lepcha,
Limbu,
Lontara/Makasar,
Malayalam,
Manpuri,
Modi,
New Tai Lue,
Oriya,
Pallava,
Phags-pa,
Ranjana,
Redjang,
Shan,
Sharda,
Siddham,
Sindhi,
Sinhala,
Sorang Sompeng,
Sourashtra,
Soyombo,
Sundanese,
Syloti Nagri,
Tagalog,
Tagbanwa,
Takri,
Tamil,
Telugu,
Thai,
Tibetan,
Tocharian,
Varang Kshiti