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The parent source of Brahmi Script is not confirmed to be Proto-Sinaitic script or Phoenician alphabet or Aramaic alphabet, it can also be indigenous, therefore there is no confirmed source of Brahmi Script, removal of entire parent system is advised, or at least put valid citations.

From what I can see, the Semitic origin of the Brahmi script is the scholarly consensus. Whether it is a direct descendant, or simply inspired, and from which script specifically, does not have such a clear consensus, but the overall Semitic origin does. So, why is it listed as disputed in the infobox of this article as well as of most Brahmic scripts on Wikipedia? Isn't it WP:UNDUE to give that much weight to the fringe and with a clear nationalist agenda hypothesis of indigenous descent of Brahmi? TuxCrafting ( talk) 13:41, 17 April 2023 (UTC) reply

I completely agree. Unfortunately, there is a whole army of Indian nationalist editors who will likely resist removing the undue weight given to the untenable indigenous origin theory. Metta79 ( talk) 21:33, 17 April 2023 (UTC) reply

@ TuxCrafting: I personally think the question marks should be removed, and perhaps only a 'likely' added before Aramaic script (or after in brackets). The consensus among expert epigraphists is that it's primarily an Aramaic derivative. Metta79 ( talk) 07:04, 18 April 2023 (UTC) reply

This article is unreadable because of the paragraphs and paragraphs of meandering, repetitive content that has been added to try to give the impression that there is no consensus and that the indigenous origin theory is just as valid as any other. It would almost be easier to rewrite the entire thing from a clean slate than to try and wade through all this stuff. Linguifauna ( talk) 03:24, 1 August 2023 (UTC) reply

I agree with this. The article, especially the origins section, sounds laughable to anyone who has actually any real expertise on the matter. The fact is the "indigenous" theory of the origins of Brahmi is nonsense and against the scholarly consensus. Brusquedandelion ( talk) 09:52, 3 February 2024 (UTC) reply

I did some factoring on these notes, not changing their substance because I was not informed enough, but this was my understanding. Remsense 诉 10:43, 3 February 2024 (UTC) reply

I have removed the note in the infobox claiming the Semitic origin is not "universally accepted" ( neither is spherical Earth, but it is the academic consensus). Brusquedandelion ( talk) 00:57, 20 March 2024 (UTC) reply

I noticed that in the Consonants section of Early Brahmi, ra is listed as /r/ but marked as 'Voiced Retroflex Approximant'. Isn't the latter /ɻ/ not /r/? Username203 ( talk) 03:51, 24 March 2024 (UTC) reply

Brahmi was at one time referred to in English as the "pin-man" script, likening the characters to stick figures.

Hm, could it have inspired the Adventure of the Dancing Men? —Tamfang ( talk) 09:13, 10 June 2024 (UTC) reply