Cham inscription
writing system
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The Cham inscriptions are written in a script of South Indic origin, used by the Austronesian people who once lived in southern Vietnam. The Cham people, who reached their peak power in the 7th and 8th centuries, are linguistically related to Cambodians. Their writing system is part of the broader Indic writing systems, which include the Brahmi script. Brahmi is considered the ancestor of many scripts used across Southeast Asia, India, Indonesia, and parts of China.12
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