Pracalit script

Nepali script

𑐥𑑂𑐬𑐔𑐮𑐶𑐟 𑐣𑐾𑐥𑐵𑐮[1]
The word 'Prachalit Nepal' in Prachalit Nepal script
Script type
Abugida
Time period
Unknown — 1769DirectionLeft-to-right Edit this on WikidataLanguagesNepal Bhasa, Sanskrit, PaliRelated scripts
Parent systems
Proto-Sinaitic script
Sister systems
Ranjana
BhujimolISO 15924ISO 15924Newa (333), ​Newa, Newar, Newari, Nepāla lipiUnicode
Unicode alias
Newa
Unicode range
U+11400–U+1147F
Brahmic scripts
The Brahmi script and its descendants
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Nepal script used on letterhead of Nepalese business house in Lhasa dated 1958.
Letter in Nepal Bhasa and Nepal script dated 7 May 1924 sent from Lhasa to Kathmandu.

Prachalit, also known as Newa, Newar, Newari, or Nepāla lipi is a type of abugida script developed from the Nepalese scripts, which are a part of the family of Brahmic scripts descended from Brahmi script. It is used to write Nepal Bhasa, Sanskrit and Pali. Various publications are still published in this script including the Sikkim Herald the bulletin of the Sikkim government (Newari edition).[1]

Consonants

Plosive Nasal Sonorant Sibilant
Voiceless Voiced
Plain Aspirated Modal Breathy Modal Breathy Modal Breathy
Velar 𑐎 𑐏 khə kʰə 𑐐 ɡə 𑐑 ghə ɡʱə 𑐒 ŋə ŋə 𑐓 ङ्ह ŋhə ŋʱə
Palatal 𑐔 tɕə 𑐕 chə tɕʰə 𑐖 dʑə 𑐗 jhə dʑʱə 𑐘 ñə ɲə 𑐙 ञ्ह ñhə ɲʱə 𑐫 𑐴𑑂𑐫 ह्य yhə jʱə 𑐱
Retroflex 𑐚 ṭə ʈə 𑐛 ṭhə ʈʰə 𑐜 ḍə ɖə 𑐝 ḍhə ɖʱə 𑐞 ṇə ɳə 𑐴𑑂𑐞 ण्ह ṇhə ɳʱə 𑐬 ɾə 𑐭 ह्र rhə ɾʱə 𑐲
Dental 𑐟 𑐠 thə tʰə 𑐡 𑐢 dhə dʱə 𑐣 𑐤 न्ह nhə nʱə 𑐮 𑐯 ल्ह lhə lʱə 𑐳
Labial 𑐥 𑐦 phə pʰə 𑐧 𑐨 bhə bʱə 𑐩 𑐪 म्ह mhə mʱə 𑐰 𑐴𑑂𑐰 व्ह whə wʱɔ
Guttural 𑐴

Vowels

Short Long
Independent 𑐎‎+ k+ 𑐐+ g+ Independent 𑐎‎+ k+ 𑐐+ g+
𑐀 ə ə 𑐎 𑐐 ɡə 𑐀𑑅 अः əə əː 𑐎𑑅 कः kəə kəː 𑐐𑑅 गः gəə ɡəː
𑐁 a a 𑐎𑐵 का ka ka 𑐐𑐵 गा ga ɡa 𑐁𑑅 आः aa 𑐎𑐵𑑅 काः kaa kaː 𑐐𑐵𑑅 गाः gaa ɡaː
𑐂 i i 𑐎𑐶 कि ki ki 𑐐𑐶 गि gi ɡi 𑐃 ii 𑐎𑐷 की kii kiː 𑐐𑐷 गी gii ɡiː
𑐄 u u 𑐎𑐸 कु ku ku 𑐐𑐸 गु gu ɡu 𑐅 uu 𑐎𑐹 कू kuu kuː 𑐐𑐹 गू guu ɡuː
𑐆 ri ɾi 𑐎𑐺 कृ kri kɾi 𑐐𑐺 गृ gri ɡɾi 𑐇 ? ? 𑐎𑐻 कॄ ? ? 𑐐𑐻 गॄ ? ?
𑐈 ? ? 𑐎𑐼 कॢ ? ? 𑐐𑐼 गॢ ? ? 𑐉 ? ? 𑐎𑐽 कॣ ? ? 𑐐𑐽 गॣ ? ?
𑐊 e e 𑐎𑐾 के ke ke 𑐐𑐾 गे ge ɡe ? ? ee ? ? kee keː ? ? gee ɡeː
𑐌 o o 𑐎𑐾 को ko ko 𑐐𑑀 गो go ɡo ? ? oo ? ? koo koː ? ? goo ɡoː
Other vowels Other diacritics
Independent 𑐎+ k+ 𑐐+ g+ 𑐀+ ə+ 𑐎+ kə+ 𑐐+ gə+
𑐋 əi əi 𑐎𑐿 कै kəi kəi 𑐐𑐿 गै gəi ɡəi 𑐀𑑄 अं ə̃ ə̃ 𑐎𑑄 कं kə̃ kə̃ 𑐐𑑄 गं gə̃ ɡə̃
𑐍 əu əu 𑐎𑑁 कौ kəu kəu 𑐐𑑁 गौ gəu ɡəu 𑐀𑑃 अँ ə̃ ə̃ 𑐎𑑃 कँ kə̃ kə̃ 𑐐𑑃 गँ gə̃ ɡə̃
𑐀𑐫𑑂 अय्‌ əe ɛː 𑐎𑐫𑑂 कय्‌ kəe kɛː 𑐐𑐫𑑂 गय्‌ gəe ɡɛː
𑐁𑐫𑑂 आय्‌ ae æː 𑐎𑐵𑐫𑑂 काय्‌ kae kæː 𑐐𑐵𑐫𑑂 गाय्‌ gae ɡæː
𑐊𑐫𑑂 एय्‌ ? ? 𑐎𑐾𑐫𑑂 केय्‌ ? ? 𑐐𑐾𑐫𑑂 गेय्‌ ? ?
𑑂 - Ø 𑐎𑑂 क् k k 𑐐𑑂 ग् g ɡ


Symbols

Numerals

𑑐 𑑑 𑑒 𑑓 𑑔 𑑕 𑑖 𑑗 𑑘 𑑙
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9


Unicode

Prachalit Nepal script was added to the Unicode Standard in June, 2016 with the release of version 9.0.

The Unicode block for Prachalit Nepal, called Newa, is U+11400–U+1147F:

Newa[1][2]
Official Unicode Consortium code chart (PDF)
  0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F
U+1140x 𑐀 𑐁 𑐂 𑐃 𑐄 𑐅 𑐆 𑐇 𑐈 𑐉 𑐊 𑐋 𑐌 𑐍 𑐎 𑐏
U+1141x 𑐐 𑐑 𑐒 𑐓 𑐔 𑐕 𑐖 𑐗 𑐘 𑐙 𑐚 𑐛 𑐜 𑐝 𑐞 𑐟
U+1142x 𑐠 𑐡 𑐢 𑐣 𑐤 𑐥 𑐦 𑐧 𑐨 𑐩 𑐪 𑐫 𑐬 𑐭 𑐮 𑐯
U+1143x 𑐰 𑐱 𑐲 𑐳 𑐴 𑐵 𑐶 𑐷 𑐸 𑐹 𑐺 𑐻 𑐼 𑐽 𑐾 𑐿
U+1144x 𑑀 𑑁 𑑂 𑑃 𑑄 𑑅 𑑆 𑑇 𑑈 𑑉 𑑊 𑑋 𑑌 𑑍 𑑎 𑑏
U+1145x 𑑐 𑑑 𑑒 𑑓 𑑔 𑑕 𑑖 𑑗 𑑘 𑑙 𑑚 𑑛 𑑝 𑑞 𑑟
U+1146x  𑑠‎   𑑡‎ 
U+1147x
Notes
1.^ As of Unicode version 15.1
2.^ Grey areas indicate non-assigned code points

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Pandey, Anshuman (3 May 2011). "N4038: Preliminary Proposal to Encode the Prachalit Nepal Script in ISO/IEC 10646" (PDF). Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  2. ^ Masica, Colin (1993). The Indo-Aryan languages. p. 143.

Further reading

  • Rabison Shakya (2002). Alphabet of the Nepalese Scriptbook. Patan, Nepal. ISBN 99933-34-36-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) Covers Prachalit, Ranjana and Bhujimol, development, current use, information about and drawings of character formation.
  • Hall, Pat (21 September 2012). "Problems with Unicode for Languages Unsupported by Computers" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2016.

External links

  • ScriptSource page on Prachalit Nepal script
  • Fonts for Prachalit, Ranjana and Brahmi scripts
  • Noto Sans Newa (GitHub) – a Noto font for Newa
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