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Pracalit script

Prachalit Nepal 𑐥𑑂𑐬𑐔𑐮𑐶𑐟 𑐣𑐾𑐥𑐵𑐮‎[1]
The word 'Prachalit Nepal' in Prachalit Nepal script
Script type	Abugida
Time period	Unknown — 1769
Direction	Left-to-right
Languages	Nepal Bhasa, Sanskrit, Pali
Related scripts
Parent systems	Proto-Sinaitic script Phoenician alphabet Aramaic script (?) Brāhmī Gupta Siddham[2] Nepali Prachalit Nepal
Sister systems	Ranjana Bhujimol
ISO 15924
ISO 15924	Newa (333), ​Newa, Newar, Newari, Nepāla lipi
Unicode
Unicode alias	Newa
Unicode range	U+11400–U+1147F

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]

Consonants[edit]

Vowels[edit]

Symbols[edit]

Numerals[edit]

Unicode[edit]

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[edit]

• Nepalese scripts

References[edit]

Further reading[edit]

• Rabison Shakya (2002). Alphabet of the Nepalese Scriptbook. Patan, Nepal. ISBN 99933-34-36-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) Covers Prachalit, Ranjana and Bhujimol, development, current use, information about and drawings of character formation.
• Hall, Pat (21 September 2012). "Problems with Unicode for Languages Unsupported by Computers" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2016.

External links[edit]

• ScriptSource page on Prachalit Nepal script
• Fonts for Prachalit, Ranjana and Brahmi scripts
• Noto Sans Newa (GitHub) – a Noto font for Newa