Today we want to talk about Pracalit script, a topic that has captured the attention of many in recent times. Pracalit script is a topic that covers a wide range of aspects and may be of interest to a very diverse audience. From its impact on current society to its historical relevance, Pracalit script can be analyzed from different perspectives and find its place in various fields of knowledge. In this article we will explore some of the most relevant facets of Pracalit script, to understand its importance and the implications it has today.
Prachalit Nepal | |
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Script type | |
Time period | Unknown — 1769 |
Direction | Left-to-right |
Languages | Nepal Bhasa, Sanskrit, Pali |
Related scripts | |
Parent systems | |
Sister systems | Ranjana Bhujimol |
ISO 15924 | |
ISO 15924 | Newa (333), Newa, Newar, Newari, Nepāla lipi |
Unicode | |
Unicode alias | Newa |
U+11400–U+1147F |
Brahmic scripts |
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The Brahmi script and its descendants |
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).
Plosive | Nasal | Sonorant | Sibilant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Voiceless | Voiced | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Plain | Aspirated | Modal | Breathy | Modal | Breathy | Modal | Breathy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Velar | 𑐎 | क | kə | kə | 𑐏 | ख | khə | kʰə | 𑐐 | ग | gə | ɡə | 𑐑 | घ | ghə | ɡʱə | 𑐒 | ङ | ŋə | ŋə | 𑐓 | ङ्ह | ŋhə | ŋʱə | ||||||||||||
Palatal | 𑐔 | च | cə | tɕə | 𑐕 | छ | chə | tɕʰə | 𑐖 | ज | jə | dʑə | 𑐗 | झ | jhə | dʑʱə | 𑐘 | ञ | ñə | ɲə | 𑐙 | ञ्ह | ñhə | ɲʱə | 𑐫 | य | yə | jə | 𑐴𑑂𑐫 | ह्य | yhə | jʱə | 𑐱 | श | sə | sə |
Retroflex | 𑐚 | ट | ṭə | ʈə | 𑐛 | ठ | ṭhə | ʈʰə | 𑐜 | ड | ḍə | ɖə | 𑐝 | ढ | ḍhə | ɖʱə | 𑐞 | ण | ṇə | ɳə | 𑐴𑑂𑐞 | ण्ह | ṇhə | ɳʱə | 𑐬 | र | rə | ɾə | 𑐭 | ह्र | rhə | ɾʱə | 𑐲 | ष | sə | sə |
Dental | 𑐟 | त | tə | tə | 𑐠 | थ | thə | tʰə | 𑐡 | द | də | də | 𑐢 | ध | dhə | dʱə | 𑐣 | न | nə | nə | 𑐤 | न्ह | nhə | nʱə | 𑐮 | ल | lə | lə | 𑐯 | ल्ह | lhə | lʱə | 𑐳 | स | sə | sə |
Labial | 𑐥 | प | pə | pə | 𑐦 | फ | phə | pʰə | 𑐧 | ब | bə | bə | 𑐨 | भ | bhə | bʱə | 𑐩 | म | mə | mə | 𑐪 | म्ह | mhə | mʱə | 𑐰 | व | wə | wɔ | 𑐴𑑂𑐰 | व्ह | whə | wʱɔ |
Guttural | 𑐴 | ह | hə | hə |
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Short | Long | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Independent | 𑐎+ k+ | 𑐐+ g+ | Independent | 𑐎+ k+ | 𑐐+ g+ | ||||||||||||||||||
𑐀 | अ | ə | ə | 𑐎 | क | kə | kə | 𑐐 | ग | gə | ɡə | 𑐀𑑅 | अः | əə | əː | 𑐎𑑅 | कः | kəə | kəː | 𑐐𑑅 | गः | gəə | ɡəː |
𑐁 | आ | a | a | 𑐎𑐵 | का | ka | ka | 𑐐𑐵 | गा | ga | ɡa | 𑐁𑑅 | आः | aa | aː | 𑐎𑐵𑑅 | काः | kaa | kaː | 𑐐𑐵𑑅 | गाः | gaa | ɡaː |
𑐂 | इ | i | i | 𑐎𑐶 | कि | ki | ki | 𑐐𑐶 | गि | gi | ɡi | 𑐃 | ई | ii | iː | 𑐎𑐷 | की | kii | kiː | 𑐐𑐷 | गी | gii | ɡiː |
𑐄 | उ | u | u | 𑐎𑐸 | कु | ku | ku | 𑐐𑐸 | गु | gu | ɡu | 𑐅 | ऊ | uu | uː | 𑐎𑐹 | कू | kuu | kuː | 𑐐𑐹 | गू | guu | ɡuː |
𑐆 | ऋ | ri | ɾi | 𑐎𑐺 | कृ | kri | kɾi | 𑐐𑐺 | गृ | gri | ɡɾi | 𑐇 | ॠ | ? | ? | 𑐎𑐻 | कॄ | ? | ? | 𑐐𑐻 | गॄ | ? | ? |
𑐈 | ऌ | ? | ? | 𑐎𑐼 | कॢ | ? | ? | 𑐐𑐼 | गॢ | ? | ? | 𑐉 | ॡ | ? | ? | 𑐎𑐽 | कॣ | ? | ? | 𑐐𑐽 | गॣ | ? | ? |
𑐊 | ए | e | e | 𑐎𑐾 | के | ke | ke | 𑐐𑐾 | गे | ge | ɡe | ? | ? | ee | eː | ? | ? | kee | keː | ? | ? | gee | ɡeː |
𑐌 | ओ | o | o | 𑐎𑐾 | को | ko | ko | 𑐐𑑀 | गो | go | ɡo | ? | ? | oo | oː | ? | ? | koo | koː | ? | ? | goo | ɡoː |
Other vowels | Other diacritics | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Independent | 𑐎+ k+ | 𑐐+ g+ | 𑐀+ ə+ | 𑐎+ kə+ | 𑐐+ gə+ | ||||||||||||||||||
𑐋 | ऐ | əi | əi | 𑐎𑐿 | कै | kəi | kəi | 𑐐𑐿 | गै | gəi | ɡəi | 𑐀𑑄 | अं | ə̃ | ə̃ | 𑐎𑑄 | कं | kə̃ | kə̃ | 𑐐𑑄 | गं | gə̃ | ɡə̃ |
𑐍 | औ | 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 |
𑑐 | 𑑑 | 𑑒 | 𑑓 | 𑑔 | 𑑕 | 𑑖 | 𑑗 | 𑑘 | 𑑙 |
० | १ | २ | ३ | ४ | ५ | ६ | ७ | ८ | ९ |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
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 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 |
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