Sunuwar Jenticha script, Kõits script | |
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Script type | Alphabet
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Creator | Krishna Bahadur Jenticha |
Created | 1942 |
Time period | 1942 to present |
Direction | Left to right |
Official script | Yes |
Region | Nepal, Sikkim |
Language | Sunuwar language |
Related scripts | |
Parent systems | Original invention
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ISO 15924 | |
ISO 15924 | Sunu (274), Sunuwar |
Unicode | |
Unicode alias | Sunuwar |
U+11BC0–U+11BFF | |
The Sunuwar alphabet (previously the Jenticha script, occasionally Kõits script) is an alphabet developed by Krishna Bahadur Jentich in 1942,[1] to write the Sunwar language, a member of the Kiranti language family spoken in Eastern Nepal, as in Sikkim. It is recognised in Sikkim and used as an official writing system.[2] The alphabet has 33 letters, 10 numerals and 1 'auspicious sign'. [1]
It is a grammatological isolate,[3] though some symbols bear recognition to the Limbu and Latin scripts.[4] The script is written left to right. The writing system currently has no official standard.
When first created, the script was a pure alphabet, and has come to include a default non written /a/, giving it a feature of an abugida.