Khojiki script
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| Languages | Gujarati, Kutchi, Sindhi |
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Gurmukhī |
| Direction | Left-to-right |
| ISO 15924 | Khoj, 322 |
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Unicode alias
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Khojki |
| Final Accepted Script Proposal | |
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[a] The Semitic origin of the Brahmic scripts is not universally agreed upon.
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Khojki, or Khojiki (Urdu: خوجكى; Sindhi: خوجڪي (Arabic script) खोजकी (Devanagari)), is a script almost exclusively formerly used by the Khoja community of parts of South Asia such as Sindh. The name "Khojki" is derived from the Persian word khoje, which means "master", or "lord". It was employed primarily to record Isma'ili religious literature as well as literature for a few secret Twelver sects. It is one of the two Landa scripts used for liturgy, the other being the Gurmukhī alphabet, which is associated with Sikhism.
The (Nizari Ismaili) tradition states that Khojki was created by Pir Sadardin (da‘i Pir Sadruddin). He was sent by the Ismaili Imam of the time to spread the Ismaili Muslim faith in South Asia/Jambudvipa. He did this by singing and teaching Ismaili Muslim Ginans (literally translates to "knowledge", a word for devotional and religious literature). He then wrote them down in Khojki.
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