| Prachalit Nepal 𑐥𑑂𑐬𑐔𑐮𑐶𑐟 𑐣𑐾𑐥𑐵𑐮[1] | |
|---|---|
 The word 'Prachalit Nepal' in Prachalit Nepal script | |
| Script type | |
Time period | Unknown — 1769 |
| Direction | Left-to-right  |
| Languages | Nepal Bhasa,Sanskrit,Pali,Maithili |
| 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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| TheBrahmi script and its descendants |
Prachalit, also known asNewa,Newar,Newari, orNepāla lipi is a type ofabugida script developed from theNepalese scripts, which are a part of the family ofBrahmic scripts descended fromBrahmi script. It is used to writeNepal Bhasa,Maithili,Sanskrit andPali. Various publications are still published in this script including theSikkim Herald the bulletin of theSikkim government (Newari edition).[1]
| Plosive | Nasal | Sonorant | Sibilant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|
| Short | Long | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | rii | ɾiː | 𑐎𑐻 | कॄ | krii | kɾiː | 𑐐𑐻 | गॄ | grii | gɾiː |
| 𑐈 | ऌ | ? | ? | 𑐎𑐼 | कॢ | ? | ? | 𑐐𑐼 | गॢ | ? | ? | 𑐉 | ॡ | ? | ? | 𑐎𑐽 | कॣ | ? | ? | 𑐐𑐽 | गॣ | ? | ? |
| 𑐊 | ए | e | e | 𑐎𑐾 | के | ke | ke | 𑐐𑐾 | गे | ge | ɡe | 𑐊𑑅 | एः | ee | eː | 𑐎𑐾𑑅 | केः | kee | keː | 𑐐𑐾𑑅 | गेः | gee | ɡeː |
| 𑐌 | ओ | o | o | 𑐎𑑀 | को | ko | ko | 𑐐𑑀 | गो | go | ɡo | 𑐌𑑅 | ओः | oo | oː | 𑐎𑑀𑑅 | कोः | koo | koː | 𑐐𑑀𑑅 | गोः | goo | ɡoː |
| Other vowels | Other diacritics | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 theUnicode 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 | ||||||||||||||||
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) Covers Prachalit,Ranjana andBhujimol, development, current use, information about and drawings of character formation.