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Devanagari (देवनागरी,, Sanskrit pronunciation: ), also called Nagari (Nāgarī, नागरी), is a left-to-right abugida (alphasyllabary), based on the ancient Brāhmī script, used in the Indian subcontinent. It was developed in ancient India from the 1st to the 4th century CE and was in regular use by the 7th century CE. The Devanagari script, composed of 47 primary characters including 14 vowels and 33 consonants, is the fourth most widely adopted writing system in the world, being used for over 120 languages. Script Features and Description, SIL International (2013), United States The ancient Nagari script for Sanskrit had two additional consonantal characters.