Warang Citi (also written Varang Kshiti or Barang Kshiti; Ho: 𑢹𑣗𑣁𑣜𑣊 𑣏𑣂𑣕𑣂,[1] IPA: /wɐrɐŋ ʧɪt̪ɪ/) is a writing system invented by Lako Bodra for the Ho language spoken in East India. It is used in primary and adult education and in various publications.
Warang Citi
𑢹𑣗𑣁𑣜𑣊 𑢯𑣂𑣕𑣂
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The word 'Warang Citi (Hbårŋ citi-Undying Writing)' in Warang Citi uppercase and lowercase script[1]
It has mainly gained acceptance among the easternmost group of speakers, and is more prevalent among those who have been educated in it. Many other speakers prefer oral transmission of knowledge, Devanagari, or Latin, but Warang Citi holds prestige among many Ho speakers.
Community leader Bodra invented it as an alternative to the writing systems devised by Christian missionaries. He claims that the alphabet was invented in the 13th century by Deowan Turi, and that it was rediscovered in a shamanistic vision and modernized by Lako Bodra.
Warang Citi is quite distinct from other writing systems of India, and it has features of an abugida and an alphabet.[1] As in Brahmic abugidas, consonant letters have an inherent vowel, usually /a/ or /ɔ/ but sometimes /ɛ/. The inherent vowel is not pronounced at the end of the word. Unlike in Brahmic abugidas, and more like in an alphabet, the full vowel letters are always written after the consonant, letters usually don't form ligatures, and there is no virama character.
It follows capitalization rules as are done in English and follows English punctuation. There are few ligatures that combine to form new sounds, and there are conjunct consonants that are used as well by stacking in some cases.
The script begins with the letter Ong, which corresponds to Om in other Brahmic scripts. It has 32 letters in total with capital and small letters.
warang, citi, also, written, varang, kshiti, barang, kshiti, 𑢹𑣗𑣁𑣜𑣊, 𑣏𑣂𑣕𑣂, wɐrɐŋ, ʧɪt, writing, system, invented, lako, bodra, language, spoken, east, india, used, primary, adult, education, various, publications, 𑢹𑣗𑣁𑣜𑣊, 𑢯𑣂𑣕𑣂uppercaselowercasethe, word, hbårŋ, . Warang Citi also written Varang Kshiti or Barang Kshiti Ho 𑢹𑣗𑣁𑣜𑣊 𑣏𑣂𑣕𑣂 1 IPA wɐrɐŋ ʧɪt ɪ is a writing system invented by Lako Bodra for the Ho language spoken in East India It is used in primary and adult education and in various publications Warang Citi𑢹𑣗𑣁𑣜𑣊 𑢯𑣂𑣕𑣂UppercaseLowercaseThe word Warang Citi Hbarŋ citi Undying Writing in Warang Citi uppercase and lowercase script 1 Script typeAlphabetCreatorLako BodraDirectionleft to right LanguagesHoRelated scriptsParent systemsoriginal inventionWarang CitiISO 15924ISO 15924Wara 262 Warang Citi Varang Kshiti UnicodeUnicode aliasWarang CitiUnicode rangeU 118A0 U 118FFFinal Accepted Script ProposalThis article contains Ho text Without proper rendering support you may see question marks boxes or other symbols instead of Warang citi script It has mainly gained acceptance among the easternmost group of speakers and is more prevalent among those who have been educated in it Many other speakers prefer oral transmission of knowledge Devanagari or Latin but Warang Citi holds prestige among many Ho speakers Contents 1 History 2 Characters 3 Unicode 4 ReferencesHistory EditCommunity leader Bodra invented it as an alternative to the writing systems devised by Christian missionaries He claims that the alphabet was invented in the 13th century by Deowan Turi and that it was rediscovered in a shamanistic vision and modernized by Lako Bodra Om in Warang Citi scriptCharacters EditIt is written from left to right in horizontal lines Warang Citi is quite distinct from other writing systems of India and it has features of an abugida and an alphabet 1 As in Brahmic abugidas consonant letters have an inherent vowel usually a or ɔ but sometimes ɛ The inherent vowel is not pronounced at the end of the word Unlike in Brahmic abugidas and more like in an alphabet the full vowel letters are always written after the consonant letters usually don t form ligatures and there is no virama character It follows capitalization rules as are done in English and follows English punctuation There are few ligatures that combine to form new sounds and there are conjunct consonants that are used as well by stacking in some cases The script begins with the letter Ong which corresponds to Om in other Brahmic scripts It has 32 letters in total with capital and small letters Warang Chiti script Capital letter Small letter Name Transliteration SoundDeva 1 Beng 1 Odia 1 𑣿 Ong Sacred letter om𑢠 𑣀 Ngaa ṃ ŋ nasalisation 𑢡 𑣁 A आ আ ଆ a𑢢 𑣂 Wi i𑢣 𑣃 Yu u𑢤 𑣄 Ya ʔ glottal stop 𑢥 𑣅 Yo य য ୟ y𑢦 𑣆 Ii इ ই ଇ i𑢧 𑣇 Uu उ উ ଉ u𑢨 𑣈 E ए এ ଏ e𑢩 𑣉 O ओ অ ଅ o𑢪 𑣊 Ang ṅ𑢫 𑣋 Ga ग গ ଗ g𑢬 𑣌 Ko क ক କ k𑢭 𑣍 Eny ञ ঞ ଞ n𑢮 𑣎 Yuj ज জ ଜ j𑢯 𑣏 Uc च চ ଚ c𑢰 𑣐 Enn ण ণ ଣ ṇ𑢱 𑣑 Odd ड ড ଡ ḍ𑢲 𑣒 Tte ट ট ଟ ṭ𑢳 𑣓 Nung न ন ନ n𑢴 𑣔 Da द দ ଦ d𑢵 𑣕 Ot त ত ତ t𑢶 𑣖 Am म ম ମ m𑢷 𑣗 Bu ब ব ବ b𑢸 𑣘 Pu प প ପ p𑢹 𑣙 Hiyo ह হ ହ h𑢺 𑣚 Holo ल ল ଲ l𑢻 𑣛 Horr ड ড ଳ ṛ𑢼 𑣜 Har र র ର r𑢽 𑣝 Ssuu श ष শ ষ ଶ ଷ ṣ𑢾 𑣞 Sii स স ସ s𑢿 𑣟 Viyo व ওয ୱ ligature of 𑢡 a and 𑢹 hiyo Warang Citi uses its own set of numerals The digits are used in modern writing whereas signs for numbers above 9 are falling into disuse Digit Warang Citi Devanagari Bengali Odia0 𑣠 ० ০ ୦1 𑣡 १ ১ ୧2 𑣢 २ ২ ୨3 𑣣 ३ ৩ ୩4 𑣤 ४ ৪ ୪5 𑣥 ५ ৫ ୫6 𑣦 ६ ৬ ୬7 𑣧 ७ ৭ ୭8 𑣨 ८ ৮ ୮9 𑣩 ९ ৯ ୯10 १० ১০ ୧୦20 २० ২০ ୨୦30 ३० ৩০ ୩୦40 ४० ৪০ ୪୦50 ५० ৫০ ୫୦60 ६० ৬০ ୬୦70 ७० ৭০ ୭୦80 ८० ৮০ ୮୦90 ९० ৯০ ୯୦Unicode EditMain article Warang Citi Unicode block Warang Citi was added to the Unicode Standard in June 2014 with the release of version 7 0 The Unicode block for Warang Citi is U 118A0 U 118FF Grey areas indicate non assigned code points Warang Citi 1 2 Official Unicode Consortium code chart PDF 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E FU 118Ax 𑢠 𑢡 𑢢 𑢣 𑢤 𑢥 𑢦 𑢧 𑢨 𑢩 𑢪 𑢫 𑢬 𑢭 𑢮 𑢯 U 118Bx 𑢰 𑢱 𑢲 𑢳 𑢴 𑢵 𑢶 𑢷 𑢸 𑢹 𑢺 𑢻 𑢼 𑢽 𑢾 𑢿 U 118Cx 𑣀 𑣁 𑣂 𑣃 𑣄 𑣅 𑣆 𑣇 𑣈 𑣉 𑣊 𑣋 𑣌 𑣍 𑣎 𑣏 U 118Dx 𑣐 𑣑 𑣒 𑣓 𑣔 𑣕 𑣖 𑣗 𑣘 𑣙 𑣚 𑣛 𑣜 𑣝 𑣞 𑣟 U 118Ex 𑣠 𑣡 𑣢 𑣣 𑣤 𑣥 𑣦 𑣧 𑣨 𑣩 U 118Fx 𑣿 Notes 1 As of Unicode version 15 0 2 Grey areas indicate non assigned code pointsReferences Edit a b c Everson Michael 2012 04 19 N4259 Final proposal for encoding the Warang Citi script in the SMP of the UCS PDF Retrieved 2016 08 20 This writing system related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This Austroasiatic language related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Warang Citi amp oldid 1126833675, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
