Pracalit script
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The word 'Prachalit Nepal' in Prachalit Nepal script
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| Languages | Nepal Bhasa, Sanskrit, Pali |
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Time period
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Unknown — 1769 |
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Parent systems
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Sister systems
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Ranjana Bhujimol |
| Direction | Left-to-right |
| ISO 15924 | Newa, 333 |
| U+11400–U+1147F | |
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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).[2]
Contents
Consonants
Vowels
Symbols
Numerals
Unicode
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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:
See also
References
Further reading
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Covers Prachalit, Ranjana and Bhujimol, development, current use, information about and drawings of character formation.
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External links
- ScriptSource page on Prachalit Nepal script
- Fonts for Prachalit, Ranjana and Brahmi scripts
- Noto Sans Newa (GitHub) – a Noto font for Newa
