| Langdi | |
|---|---|
 'Hariyāṇvī' written in Langdi script | |
| Script type | |
Period | ? — 20th century |
| Region | Haryana,Delhi |
| Languages | Haryanvi,Punjabic languages, andRajasthani languages |
| Related scripts | |
Parent systems | |
Langdi, also known asLangdi Hindi, was ascript commonly used by traders used to writeHaryanvi,Punjabi, in theIndian subcontinent.[1]Bookkeepers, known as munīm (Hindi:मुनीम,Urdu:مُنِیم), would also keep records in this script.[1] It remains undocumented.[2]
Some scholars have claimed that Langdi is a form ofMahajani for writing in parts ofHaryana. Its proper connection must be more thoroughly explored.[3] It was one of the two main scripts used by merchants in northwest India, the other beingMundi.[4]
Langdi Hindi, a form of script used exclusively for bookkeeping in Haryana and the regions surrounding it remains completely undocumented.
The language used for writing depends on the business; since most of the Indian business was in the hands of Marwaris and Gujaratis in the eighteenth, nineteenth and early twentieth centuries,mundi was the language of choice for bookkeeping. The other accounting language was found among Punjabi businessmen which was calledlangdi Hindi.
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