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Kaithi
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<p>Kaithi (𑂍𑂶𑂟𑂲, IPA: [kəɪ̯t̪ʰiː]), also called Kayathi (𑂍𑂨𑂟𑂲), Kayasthi (𑂍𑂰𑂨𑂮𑂹𑂟𑂲, IPA: [kəjəst̪ʰiː]), or Kayastani, is a <a href="/facts/Brahmic_script/mwHJWt6d">Brahmic script</a> historically used across parts of Northern and Eastern India. It was prevalent in regions corresponding to modern-day <a href="/facts/Uttar_Pradesh/vXDwM9Df">Uttar Pradesh</a>, <a href="/facts/Bihar/T5Ga9JF8">Bihar</a>, and <a href="/facts/Jharkhand/eYFQURjk">Jharkhand</a>. The script was primarily utilized for legal, administrative, and private records and was adapted for a variety of Indo-Aryan languages, including <a href="/facts/Angika/gS81lzXg">Angika</a>, <a href="/facts/Awadhi_language/YSe4jac5">Awadhi</a>, <a href="/facts/Bhojpuri_language/9oSKHz1h">Bhojpuri</a>, <a href="/facts/Hindustani_language/rPnbEyYP">Hindustani</a>, <a href="/facts/Maithili_language/Wg2btkFY">Maithili</a>, <a href="/facts/Magahi_language/N5H85J1o">Magahi</a>, and <a href="/facts/Nagpuri_language/jn3aqNxg">Nagpuri</a>. </p>