The Gurmukhi Script Of The Punjabi Language
Gurmukhi Script of Punjabi What is the Gurmukhi script and what is its origin? Gurmukhi Script is an Abugida script in which the consonant and vowels are written in the one unit to form of a word and diacritics are used to alter the meaning of the word. The Gurmukhi meaning is from the mouth of Gurus Because this script was used by Sikh Gurus to transcribe the message of Sikhism. The Origin of Gurmukhi Script Gurmukhi Script is derived from a Landa script of Sharada which itself is a derivative of Brahmi script. The Gurmukhi script was around for many years but from around 1504 A.D to 1552 A.D it was standardized by the second Guru of Sikhism known as Guru Angad Sahab. The Gurmukhi script is officially used in the Indian Punjab region of India. Structure of Gurmukhi Script Gurmukhi Script consists of 35 letters known as Panti Akkhar of Akkad in the Punjabi language which are arranged in 7 rows of 5 columns of letters. Each Alphabet is placed according to the sound m