Editing Brahmic scripts (section)

{{for|the earlier script from which all of the Brahmic scripts derived|Brahmi script}}
{{Short description|Family of abugida writing systems}}
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{{Writing systems worldwide}}
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{{Contains special characters|Indic}}
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The '''Brahmic scripts''', also known as '''Indic scripts''', are a family of [[abugida]] [[writing system]]s. They are used throughout [[South Asia]], [[Southeast Asia]] and parts of [[East Asia]]. They are descended from the [[Brahmi script]] of [[ancient India]] and are used by various languages in several language families in [[South Asia|South]], [[East Asia|East]] and [[Southeast Asia]]: [[Indo-Aryan languages|Indo-Aryan]], [[Dravidian languages|Dravidian]], [[Tibeto-Burman languages|Tibeto-Burman]], [[Mongolic languages|Mongolic]], [[Austroasiatic languages|Austroasiatic]], [[Austronesian languages|Austronesian]], and [[Tai languages|Tai]]. They were also the source of the [[Collation|dictionary order]] (''[[gojūon]]'') of [[Japanese language|Japanese]] ''[[kana]]''.<ref name="Frellesvig">{{cite book |surname=Frellesvig |given=Bjarke |title=A History of the Japanese Language |publisher=Cambridge University Press |location=Cambridge |year=2010 |isbn=978-0-521-65320-6 |pages=177–178 }}</ref>