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The Kadamba script marks the birth of a dedicated Kannada script that was used for Kannada language. It is a descendant of the Brahmi script. The Kadamba script was developed during the reign of the Kadambas in the 4th - 6th centuries. The Kadamba script is also known as Pre-Old-Kannada script. This script later became very popular in what is today the state of Goa and was used to write Sanskrit, Kannada, Konkani and Marathi.

Kadamba Kannada script, 5th century CE.