Pracalit script

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Prachalit Nepal
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The word 'Prachalit Nepal' in Prachalit Nepal script
Type
Languages Nepal Bhasa, Sanskrit, Pali
Time period
Unknown — 1769
Parent systems
Sister systems
Ranjana
Bhujimol
Direction Left-to-right
ISO 15924 Newa, 333
U+11400–U+1147F

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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).[2]

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:

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See also

References

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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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