Pracalit script

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]

Prachalit Nepal
𑐥𑑂𑐬𑐔𑐮𑐶𑐟 𑐣𑐾𑐥𑐵𑐮‎[1]
The word 'Prachalit Nepal' in Prachalit Nepal script
Script type
Time period
Unknown — 1769
DirectionLeft-to-right Edit this on Wikidata
LanguagesNepal Bhasa, Sanskrit, Pali
Related scripts
Parent systems
Sister systems
Ranjana
Bhujimol
ISO 15924
ISO 15924Newa (333), ​Newa, Newar, Newari, Nepāla lipi
Unicode
Unicode alias
Newa
U+11400–U+1147F
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.

Consonants

Plosive Nasal Sonorant Sibilant
Voiceless Voiced
Plain Aspirated Modal Breathy Modal Breathy Modal Breathy
Velar 𑐎कkəkə 𑐏खkhəkʰə 𑐐गgəɡə 𑐑घghəɡʱə 𑐒ङŋəŋə 𑐓ङ्हŋhəŋʱə
Palatal 𑐔चcətɕə 𑐕छchətɕʰə 𑐖जjədʑə 𑐗झjhədʑʱə 𑐘ञñəɲə 𑐙ञ्हñhəɲʱə 𑐫यyəjə 𑐴𑑂𑐫ह्यyhəjʱə 𑐱शsəsə
Retroflex 𑐚टṭəʈə 𑐛ठṭhəʈʰə 𑐜डḍəɖə 𑐝ढḍhəɖʱə 𑐞णṇəɳə 𑐴𑑂𑐞ण्हṇhəɳʱə 𑐬रrəɾə 𑐭ह्रrhəɾʱə 𑐲षsəsə
Dental 𑐟तtətə 𑐠थthətʰə 𑐡दdədə 𑐢धdhədʱə 𑐣नnənə 𑐤न्हnhənʱə 𑐮लlələ 𑐯ल्हlhəlʱə 𑐳सsəsə
Labial 𑐥पpəpə 𑐦फphəpʰə 𑐧बbəbə 𑐨भbhəbʱə 𑐩मməmə 𑐪म्हmhəmʱə 𑐰वwəwɔ 𑐴𑑂𑐰व्हwhəwʱɔ
Guttural 𑐴हhəhə

Vowels

Short Long
Independent 𑐎‎+ k+ 𑐐+ g+ Independent 𑐎‎+ k+ 𑐐+ g+
𑐀अəə 𑐎कkəkə 𑐐गgəɡə 𑐀𑑅अःəəəː 𑐎𑑅कःkəəkəː 𑐐𑑅गःgəəɡəː
𑐁आaa 𑐎𑐵काkaka 𑐐𑐵गाgaɡa 𑐁𑑅आःaaaː 𑐎𑐵𑑅काःkaakaː 𑐐𑐵𑑅गाःgaaɡaː
𑐂इii 𑐎𑐶किkiki 𑐐𑐶गिgiɡi 𑐃ईiiiː 𑐎𑐷कीkiikiː 𑐐𑐷गीgiiɡiː
𑐄उuu 𑐎𑐸कुkuku 𑐐𑐸गुguɡu 𑐅ऊuuuː 𑐎𑐹कूkuukuː 𑐐𑐹गूguuɡuː
𑐆ऋriɾi 𑐎𑐺कृkrikɾi 𑐐𑐺गृgriɡɾi 𑐇ॠ?? 𑐎𑐻कॄ?? 𑐐𑐻गॄ??
𑐈ऌ?? 𑐎𑐼कॢ?? 𑐐𑐼गॢ?? 𑐉ॡ?? 𑐎𑐽कॣ?? 𑐐𑐽गॣ??
𑐊एee 𑐎𑐾केkeke 𑐐𑐾गेgeɡe ??eeeː ??keekeː ??geeɡeː
𑐌ओoo 𑐎𑐾कोkoko 𑐐𑑀गोgoɡo ??oooː ??kookoː ??gooɡoː
Other vowels Other diacritics
Independent 𑐎+ k+ 𑐐+ g+ 𑐀+ ə+ 𑐎+ kə+ 𑐐+ gə+
𑐋ऐəiəi 𑐎𑐿कैkəikəi 𑐐𑐿गैgəiɡəi 𑐀𑑄अंə̃ə̃ 𑐎𑑄कंkə̃kə̃ 𑐐𑑄गंgə̃ɡə̃
𑐍औəuəu 𑐎𑑁कौkəukəu 𑐐𑑁गौgəuɡəu 𑐀𑑃अँə̃ə̃ 𑐎𑑃कँkə̃kə̃ 𑐐𑑃गँgə̃ɡə̃
𑐀𑐫𑑂अय्‌əeɛː 𑐎𑐫𑑂कय्‌kəekɛː 𑐐𑐫𑑂गय्‌gəeɡɛː
𑐁𑐫𑑂आय्‌aeæː 𑐎𑐵𑐫𑑂काय्‌kaekæː 𑐐𑐵𑐫𑑂गाय्‌gaeɡæː
𑐊𑐫𑑂एय्‌?? 𑐎𑐾𑐫𑑂केय्‌?? 𑐐𑐾𑐫𑑂गेय्‌??
𑑂्-Ø 𑐎𑑂क्kk 𑐐𑑂ग्gɡ


Symbols

Numerals

𑑐𑑑𑑒𑑓𑑔𑑕𑑖𑑗𑑘𑑙
०१२३४५६७८९
0123456789


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)
 0123456789ABCDEF
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. 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

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