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searchaux" style="display:none">Writing system</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="padding:0.25em; background:lightblue;">Sunuwar<br /><div style="font-weight:normal">Jenticha script, Kõits script</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image" style="padding-top:0.4em;padding-bottom:0.4em;"><span class="skin-invert" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sunuwar-script.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Sunuwar-script.png/150px-Sunuwar-script.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="37" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Sunuwar-script.png/225px-Sunuwar-script.png 1.5x, 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scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Direction</th><td class="infobox-data">Left to right</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Official script</th><td class="infobox-data">Yes</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Region</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Nepal" title="Nepal">Nepal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sikkim" title="Sikkim">Sikkim</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Language</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Sunuwar_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Sunuwar language">Sunuwar language</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#ddd">Related scripts</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Parent systems</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="padding-top:0.15em;">Original invention<ul><li>Sunuwar</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#ddd">ISO 15924</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;"><a href="/wiki/ISO_15924" title="ISO 15924">ISO 15924</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886049734">.mw-parser-output .monospaced{font-family:monospace,monospace}</style><span class="monospaced">Sunu</span> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886049734"><span class="monospaced">(274)</span>, Sunuwar</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#ddd"><a href="/wiki/Unicode" title="Unicode">Unicode</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Unicode alias</div></th><td class="infobox-data">Sunuwar</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Unicode_range" class="mw-redirect" title="Unicode range">Unicode range</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/U11BC0.pdf">U+11BC0–U+11BFF</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below noprint selfref" style="text-align:left; background:#eee;"><span style="font-size:90%"> This article contains <b><a href="/wiki/Phonetic_transcription" title="Phonetic transcription">phonetic transcriptions</a> in the <a href="/wiki/International_Phonetic_Alphabet" title="International Phonetic Alphabet">International Phonetic Alphabet</a> (IPA)</b>. For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see <a href="/wiki/Help:IPA" title="Help:IPA">Help:IPA</a>. For the distinction between <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="und-Latn-fonipa" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)">[ ]</span>, <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="und-Latn-fonipa" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)">/ /</span> and ⟨<span title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)" class="IPA" lang="und-Latn-fonipa"> </span>⟩, see <a href="/wiki/International_Phonetic_Alphabet#Brackets_and_transcription_delimiters" title="International Phonetic Alphabet">IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters</a>.</span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Sunuwar alphabet</b> (previously the <b>Jenticha script</b>, occasionally <b>Kõits script)</b> is an <a href="/wiki/Alphabet" title="Alphabet">alphabet</a> developed by <a href="/w/index.php?title=Krishna_Bahadur_Jentich&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Krishna Bahadur Jentich (page does not exist)">Krishna Bahadur Jentich</a> in 1942,<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> to write the <a href="/wiki/Sunwar_language" title="Sunwar language">Sunwar language</a>, a member of the <a href="/wiki/Kiranti_languages" title="Kiranti languages">Kiranti language family</a> spoken in Eastern <a href="/wiki/Nepal" title="Nepal">Nepal</a>, as in <a href="/wiki/Sikkim" title="Sikkim">Sikkim</a>. It is recognised in Sikkim and used as an official writing system.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The alphabet has 33 letters, 10 numerals and 1 'auspicious sign'. <sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It is a <a href="/wiki/Grammatology" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammatology">grammatological</a> isolate,<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> though some symbols bear recognition to the <a href="/wiki/Limbu_script" title="Limbu script">Limbu</a> and <a href="/wiki/Latin_script" title="Latin script">Latin</a> scripts.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The script is written left to right. The writing system currently has no official standard. </p><p>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 <a href="/wiki/Abugida" title="Abugida">abugida</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sunuwar_alphabet&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>When <a href="/w/index.php?title=Krishna_Bahadur_Jentich&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Krishna Bahadur Jentich (page does not exist)">Jentich</a> first created the alphabet, it was limited to 22 letters, in addition to the 10 digits. Vowel length was not written, letters could also represent their <a href="/wiki/Retroflex_consonant" title="Retroflex consonant">retroflex consonant</a> equivalent, and <a href="/wiki/Aspirated_consonant" title="Aspirated consonant">aspirated consonants</a> were written as <a href="/wiki/Digraph_(orthography)" title="Digraph (orthography)">digraphs</a>, using the letter <i>hamso.</i> The letter <i>na</i> was used to represent both <a href="/wiki/Nasal_consonant" title="Nasal consonant">nasal consonants</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vowel_nasalisation" class="mw-redirect" title="Vowel nasalisation">vowel nasalisation</a>, also through the use of digraphs. The velar nasal [ŋ] was shown with a digraph of the consonants <i>na</i> and <i>gil</i>, as in English /ng/. Tones were also not shown in the <a href="/wiki/Orthography" title="Orthography">orthography</a>, despite <a href="/wiki/Sunwar_language" title="Sunwar language">Sunwar</a> being a <a href="/wiki/Tonal_Language" class="mw-redirect" title="Tonal Language">tonal language</a>. The letter <i>secha</i> was used to show both the <a href="/wiki/Voiceless_postalveolar_fricative" title="Voiceless postalveolar fricative">voiceless postalveolar fricative</a> [ʃ] and the <a href="/wiki/Voiceless_alveolar_sibilant" class="mw-redirect" title="Voiceless alveolar sibilant">voiceless alveolar sibilant</a> [s]. </p><p>During the tail end of the 20th century, users of the language added a further 11 letters into the script: </p> <ul><li><i>aal</i> - borrowed from <a href="/wiki/Limbu_script" title="Limbu script">Limbu</a> to write /a/ with long vowel length</li> <li><i>kloko</i> - to write the <a href="/wiki/Glottal_stop" title="Glottal stop">Glottal stop</a> /ʔ/</li> <li><i>ṭentu, ṭhele, ḍonga</i> - to improve clarity by having separate symbols for retroflexive consonants</li> <li><i>kha, chhelap, phar, thari</i> - to improve clarity by having separate symbols for aspirated consonants</li> <li><i>sheyer</i> - a letter for /ʃ/, to replace the digraph (sh)</li> <li><i>ngar -</i> a letter for /ŋ/ to replace the digraph (ng)</li> <li><i>laissi</i> - a character to denote <a href="/wiki/Vowel_length" title="Vowel length">Vowel length</a></li></ul> <p>Due to the lack of a set standard, the orthography can be vague, with digraphs still being used occasionally, and consonants still being used to denote retroflexives.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Soon after the creation of the script, conferences were held in villages in <a href="/wiki/Dolakha_District" title="Dolakha District">Dolakha District</a>, to promote it, and help shape its future.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Letters">Letters</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sunuwar_alphabet&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Letters"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Image </th> <th>Letter </th> <th>Name </th> <th>Transcription </th> <th>IPA </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Devanagari" title="Devanagari">Devanagari</a> </th> <th>Non-original? </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sunuwar_Letter_Aal_01.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Sunuwar_Letter_Aal_01.png/25px-Sunuwar_Letter_Aal_01.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="32" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Sunuwar_Letter_Aal_01.png/38px-Sunuwar_Letter_Aal_01.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Sunuwar_Letter_Aal_01.png/51px-Sunuwar_Letter_Aal_01.png 2x" data-file-width="92" data-file-height="116" /></a></span> </td> <td>𑯖 </td> <td>aal </td> <td>aa </td> <td>[a] </td> <td>आ </td> <td>Yes </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sunuwar_Letter_Appho.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Sunuwar_Letter_Appho.png/25px-Sunuwar_Letter_Appho.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Sunuwar_Letter_Appho.png/38px-Sunuwar_Letter_Appho.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Sunuwar_Letter_Appho.png/50px-Sunuwar_Letter_Appho.png 2x" data-file-width="92" data-file-height="75" /></a></span> </td> <td>𑯈 </td> <td>appho </td> <td>a </td> <td>[ə] </td> <td>अ </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sunuwar_Letter_Awa.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Sunuwar_Letter_Awa.png/25px-Sunuwar_Letter_Awa.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="29" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Sunuwar_Letter_Awa.png/38px-Sunuwar_Letter_Awa.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Sunuwar_Letter_Awa.png/50px-Sunuwar_Letter_Awa.png 2x" data-file-width="122" data-file-height="142" /></a></span> </td> <td>𑯕 </td> <td>ava </td> <td>bb </td> <td>[ɓ] </td> <td>ब </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sunuwar_Letter_Bur.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Sunuwar_Letter_Bur.png/25px-Sunuwar_Letter_Bur.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Sunuwar_Letter_Bur.png/37px-Sunuwar_Letter_Bur.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Sunuwar_Letter_Bur.png/49px-Sunuwar_Letter_Bur.png 2x" data-file-width="112" data-file-height="136" /></a></span> </td> <td>𑯎 </td> <td>bur </td> <td>b </td> <td>[b] </td> <td>ब </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sunuwar_Letter_Charmi.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Sunuwar_Letter_Charmi.png/25px-Sunuwar_Letter_Charmi.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="27" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Sunuwar_Letter_Charmi.png/37px-Sunuwar_Letter_Charmi.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Sunuwar_Letter_Charmi.png/49px-Sunuwar_Letter_Charmi.png 2x" data-file-width="82" data-file-height="90" /></a></span> </td> <td>𑯌 </td> <td>carmi </td> <td>c </td> <td>[tʃ] </td> <td>च </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sunuwar_Letter_Aal_Chhelap.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Sunuwar_Letter_Aal_Chhelap.png/25px-Sunuwar_Letter_Aal_Chhelap.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="21" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Sunuwar_Letter_Aal_Chhelap.png/38px-Sunuwar_Letter_Aal_Chhelap.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Sunuwar_Letter_Aal_Chhelap.png/50px-Sunuwar_Letter_Aal_Chhelap.png 2x" data-file-width="112" data-file-height="96" /></a></span> </td> <td>𑯝 </td> <td>chelap </td> <td>ch </td> <td>[tʃʰ] </td> <td>छ </td> <td>Yes </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sunuwar_Letter_Dewi.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Sunuwar_Letter_Dewi.png/25px-Sunuwar_Letter_Dewi.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Sunuwar_Letter_Dewi.png/38px-Sunuwar_Letter_Dewi.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Sunuwar_Letter_Dewi.png/50px-Sunuwar_Letter_Dewi.png 2x" data-file-width="103" data-file-height="82" /></a></span> </td> <td>𑯀 </td> <td>devi </td> <td>d </td> <td>[d], [ɖ] </td> <td>द, ड </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sunuwar_Letter_%E1%B8%8Conga.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Sunuwar_Letter_%E1%B8%8Conga.png/25px-Sunuwar_Letter_%E1%B8%8Conga.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="27" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Sunuwar_Letter_%E1%B8%8Conga.png/37px-Sunuwar_Letter_%E1%B8%8Conga.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Sunuwar_Letter_%E1%B8%8Conga.png/49px-Sunuwar_Letter_%E1%B8%8Conga.png 2x" data-file-width="117" data-file-height="128" /></a></span> </td> <td>𑯗 </td> <td>donga </td> <td>dd </td> <td>[ɖ] </td> <td>ड </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sunuwar_Letter_Eko.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Sunuwar_Letter_Eko.png/25px-Sunuwar_Letter_Eko.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Sunuwar_Letter_Eko.png/38px-Sunuwar_Letter_Eko.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Sunuwar_Letter_Eko.png/50px-Sunuwar_Letter_Eko.png 2x" data-file-width="72" data-file-height="72" /></a></span> </td> <td>𑯂 </td> <td>eko </td> <td>e </td> <td>[e] </td> <td>ए </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sunuwar_Letter_Gil.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Sunuwar_Letter_Gil.png/25px-Sunuwar_Letter_Gil.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="27" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Sunuwar_Letter_Gil.png/38px-Sunuwar_Letter_Gil.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Sunuwar_Letter_Gil.png/50px-Sunuwar_Letter_Gil.png 2x" data-file-width="75" data-file-height="81" /></a></span> </td> <td>𑯊 </td> <td>gil </td> <td>g </td> <td>[ɡ] </td> <td>ग </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sunuwar_Letter_Hamso.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Sunuwar_Letter_Hamso.png/25px-Sunuwar_Letter_Hamso.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Sunuwar_Letter_Hamso.png/38px-Sunuwar_Letter_Hamso.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Sunuwar_Letter_Hamso.png/50px-Sunuwar_Letter_Hamso.png 2x" data-file-width="81" data-file-height="81" /></a></span> </td> <td>𑯋 </td> <td>hamso </td> <td>h </td> <td>[h] </td> <td>ह </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sunuwar_Letter_Imar.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Sunuwar_Letter_Imar.png/24px-Sunuwar_Letter_Imar.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="29" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Sunuwar_Letter_Imar.png/37px-Sunuwar_Letter_Imar.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Sunuwar_Letter_Imar.png/49px-Sunuwar_Letter_Imar.png 2x" data-file-width="68" data-file-height="81" /></a></span> </td> <td>𑯃 </td> <td>imar </td> <td>i </td> <td>[i] </td> <td>इ </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sunuwar_Letter_Jurmi.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Sunuwar_Letter_Jurmi.png/24px-Sunuwar_Letter_Jurmi.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Sunuwar_Letter_Jurmi.png/36px-Sunuwar_Letter_Jurmi.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Sunuwar_Letter_Jurmi.png/47px-Sunuwar_Letter_Jurmi.png 2x" data-file-width="138" data-file-height="146" /></a></span> </td> <td>𑯏 </td> <td>jyah </td> <td>j </td> <td>[dʒ] </td> <td>ज </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sunuwar_Letter_Kha.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Sunuwar_Letter_Kha.png/22px-Sunuwar_Letter_Kha.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="29" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Sunuwar_Letter_Kha.png/33px-Sunuwar_Letter_Kha.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Sunuwar_Letter_Kha.png/44px-Sunuwar_Letter_Kha.png 2x" data-file-width="103" data-file-height="135" /></a></span> </td> <td>𑯛 </td> <td>kha </td> <td>kh </td> <td>[kʰ] </td> <td>ख </td> <td>Yes </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sunuwar_Letter_Kiki.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Sunuwar_Letter_Kiki.png/24px-Sunuwar_Letter_Kiki.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Sunuwar_Letter_Kiki.png/37px-Sunuwar_Letter_Kiki.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Sunuwar_Letter_Kiki.png/49px-Sunuwar_Letter_Kiki.png 2x" data-file-width="67" data-file-height="82" /></a></span> </td> <td>𑯆 </td> <td>kik </td> <td>k </td> <td>[k] </td> <td>क </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sunuwar_Letter_Loacha.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Sunuwar_Letter_Loacha.png/23px-Sunuwar_Letter_Loacha.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="27" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Sunuwar_Letter_Loacha.png/34px-Sunuwar_Letter_Loacha.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Sunuwar_Letter_Loacha.png/45px-Sunuwar_Letter_Loacha.png 2x" data-file-width="113" data-file-height="135" /></a></span> </td> <td>𑯐 </td> <td>loacha </td> <td>l </td> <td>[l], [ɭ] </td> <td>ल </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sunuwar_Letter_Mama.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Sunuwar_Letter_Mama.png/25px-Sunuwar_Letter_Mama.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Sunuwar_Letter_Mama.png/38px-Sunuwar_Letter_Mama.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Sunuwar_Letter_Mama.png/50px-Sunuwar_Letter_Mama.png 2x" data-file-width="130" data-file-height="131" /></a></span> </td> <td>𑯇 </td> <td>ma </td> <td>m </td> <td>[m] </td> <td>म </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sunuwar_Letter_Na.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Sunuwar_Letter_Na.png/20px-Sunuwar_Letter_Na.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Sunuwar_Letter_Na.png/30px-Sunuwar_Letter_Na.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Sunuwar_Letter_Na.png/40px-Sunuwar_Letter_Na.png 2x" data-file-width="72" data-file-height="90" /></a></span> </td> <td>𑯍 </td> <td>nah </td> <td>n </td> <td>[n] </td> <td>न, ण </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sunuwar_Letter_Ngar.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Sunuwar_Letter_Ngar.png/25px-Sunuwar_Letter_Ngar.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="27" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Sunuwar_Letter_Ngar.png/38px-Sunuwar_Letter_Ngar.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Sunuwar_Letter_Ngar.png/51px-Sunuwar_Letter_Ngar.png 2x" data-file-width="105" data-file-height="112" /></a></span> </td> <td>𑯚 </td> <td>ngar </td> <td>ng </td> <td>[ŋ] </td> <td>ङ </td> <td>Yes </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sunuwar_Letter_Otthi.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Sunuwar_Letter_Otthi.png/21px-Sunuwar_Letter_Otthi.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Sunuwar_Letter_Otthi.png/32px-Sunuwar_Letter_Otthi.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Sunuwar_Letter_Otthi.png/42px-Sunuwar_Letter_Otthi.png 2x" data-file-width="101" data-file-height="120" /></a></span> </td> <td>𑯑 </td> <td>otthi </td> <td>o </td> <td>[o] </td> <td>ओ </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sunuwar_Letter_Phar.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Sunuwar_Letter_Phar.png/22px-Sunuwar_Letter_Phar.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="27" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Sunuwar_Letter_Phar.png/34px-Sunuwar_Letter_Phar.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Sunuwar_Letter_Phar.png/45px-Sunuwar_Letter_Phar.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="121" /></a></span> </td> <td>𑯙 </td> <td>phar </td> <td>ph </td> <td>[pʰ] </td> <td>फ </td> <td>Yes </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sunuwar_Letter_Pipi.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Sunuwar_Letter_Pipi.png/23px-Sunuwar_Letter_Pipi.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Sunuwar_Letter_Pipi.png/35px-Sunuwar_Letter_Pipi.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Sunuwar_Letter_Pipi.png/46px-Sunuwar_Letter_Pipi.png 2x" data-file-width="80" data-file-height="87" /></a></span> </td> <td>𑯉 </td> <td>pip </td> <td>p </td> <td>[p] </td> <td>प </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sunuwar_Letter_Reu.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Sunuwar_Letter_Reu.png/29px-Sunuwar_Letter_Reu.png" decoding="async" width="29" height="32" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Sunuwar_Letter_Reu.png/43px-Sunuwar_Letter_Reu.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Sunuwar_Letter_Reu.png/57px-Sunuwar_Letter_Reu.png 2x" data-file-width="77" data-file-height="86" /></a></span> </td> <td>𑯄 </td> <td>reu </td> <td>r </td> <td>[r], [ɽ] </td> <td>र, ड़ </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sunuwar_Letter_Secha.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Sunuwar_Letter_Secha.png/25px-Sunuwar_Letter_Secha.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="23" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Sunuwar_Letter_Secha.png/38px-Sunuwar_Letter_Secha.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Sunuwar_Letter_Secha.png/50px-Sunuwar_Letter_Secha.png 2x" data-file-width="140" data-file-height="130" /></a></span> </td> <td>𑯜 </td> <td>shyele </td> <td>s </td> <td>[s], [ʃ] </td> <td>स </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sunuwar_Letter_Shyer.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Sunuwar_Letter_Shyer.png/26px-Sunuwar_Letter_Shyer.png" decoding="async" width="26" height="29" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Sunuwar_Letter_Shyer.png/40px-Sunuwar_Letter_Shyer.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Sunuwar_Letter_Shyer.png/52px-Sunuwar_Letter_Shyer.png 2x" data-file-width="110" data-file-height="122" /></a></span> </td> <td>𑯒 </td> <td>shyer </td> <td>sh </td> <td>[ʃ] </td> <td>श, ष </td> <td>Yes </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sunuwar_Letter_Tasla.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Sunuwar_Letter_Tasla.png/30px-Sunuwar_Letter_Tasla.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="23" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Sunuwar_Letter_Tasla.png/45px-Sunuwar_Letter_Tasla.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Sunuwar_Letter_Tasla.png/60px-Sunuwar_Letter_Tasla.png 2x" data-file-width="92" data-file-height="72" /></a></span> </td> <td>𑯁 </td> <td>tasla </td> <td>t </td> <td>[t], [ʈ] </td> <td>त, ट </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sunuwar_Letter_%E1%B9%ACentu.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Sunuwar_Letter_%E1%B9%ACentu.png/27px-Sunuwar_Letter_%E1%B9%ACentu.png" decoding="async" width="27" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Sunuwar_Letter_%E1%B9%ACentu.png/41px-Sunuwar_Letter_%E1%B9%ACentu.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Sunuwar_Letter_%E1%B9%ACentu.png/54px-Sunuwar_Letter_%E1%B9%ACentu.png 2x" data-file-width="106" data-file-height="100" /></a></span> </td> <td>𑯞 </td> <td>tentu </td> <td>tt </td> <td>[ʈ] </td> <td>ट </td> <td>Yes </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sunuwar_Letter_Thari.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Sunuwar_Letter_Thari.png/25px-Sunuwar_Letter_Thari.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Sunuwar_Letter_Thari.png/38px-Sunuwar_Letter_Thari.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Sunuwar_Letter_Thari.png/50px-Sunuwar_Letter_Thari.png 2x" data-file-width="136" data-file-height="110" /></a></span> </td> <td>𑯘 </td> <td>thari </td> <td>th </td> <td>[tʰ] </td> <td>थ </td> <td>Yes </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sunuwar_Letter_%E1%B9%AChele.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Sunuwar_Letter_%E1%B9%AChele.png/24px-Sunuwar_Letter_%E1%B9%AChele.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Sunuwar_Letter_%E1%B9%AChele.png/36px-Sunuwar_Letter_%E1%B9%AChele.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Sunuwar_Letter_%E1%B9%AChele.png/48px-Sunuwar_Letter_%E1%B9%AChele.png 2x" data-file-width="93" data-file-height="97" /></a></span> </td> <td>𑯟 </td> <td>thele </td> <td>tth </td> <td>[ʈʰ] </td> <td>ठ </td> <td>Yes </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sunuwar_Letter_Utthi.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Sunuwar_Letter_Utthi.png/27px-Sunuwar_Letter_Utthi.png" decoding="async" width="27" height="27" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Sunuwar_Letter_Utthi.png/41px-Sunuwar_Letter_Utthi.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Sunuwar_Letter_Utthi.png/54px-Sunuwar_Letter_Utthi.png 2x" data-file-width="78" data-file-height="78" /></a></span> </td> <td>𑯅 </td> <td>utthi </td> <td>u </td> <td>[u] </td> <td>उ </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sunuwar_Letter_Warchi.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Sunuwar_Letter_Warchi.png/17px-Sunuwar_Letter_Warchi.png" decoding="async" width="17" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Sunuwar_Letter_Warchi.png/26px-Sunuwar_Letter_Warchi.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Sunuwar_Letter_Warchi.png/35px-Sunuwar_Letter_Warchi.png 2x" data-file-width="96" data-file-height="138" /></a></span> </td> <td>𑯓 </td> <td>varca </td> <td>v </td> <td>[v] </td> <td>व </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sunuwar_Letter_Yat.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Sunuwar_Letter_Yat.png/27px-Sunuwar_Letter_Yat.png" decoding="async" width="27" height="27" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Sunuwar_Letter_Yat.png/41px-Sunuwar_Letter_Yat.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Sunuwar_Letter_Yat.png/54px-Sunuwar_Letter_Yat.png 2x" data-file-width="126" data-file-height="127" /></a></span> </td> <td>𑯔 </td> <td>yat </td> <td>y </td> <td>[y] </td> <td>य </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sunuwar_Symbol_Kloklo.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Sunuwar_Symbol_Kloklo.png/25px-Sunuwar_Symbol_Kloklo.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="28" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Sunuwar_Symbol_Kloklo.png/38px-Sunuwar_Symbol_Kloklo.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Sunuwar_Symbol_Kloklo.png/51px-Sunuwar_Symbol_Kloklo.png 2x" data-file-width="93" data-file-height="103" /></a></span> </td> <td>𑯠 </td> <td>kloko </td> <td>' </td> <td>[ʔ] </td> <td>अ् </td> <td>Yes </td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sunuwar_Symbol_Pwopwo.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d4/Sunuwar_Symbol_Pwopwo.png" decoding="async" width="111" height="102" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="111" data-file-height="102" /></a><figcaption>The Character Pwopwo.</figcaption></figure> <p>The <i>laissi symbol</i> /:/ (or /ː/ when using the IPA symbol instead of the generic colon punctuation) is used to extend vowel length. It is a non-original character. A colon may also be used as punctuation; if it occurs after a word ending with a vowel letter it will typically be preceded by a space in order to remove ambiguity.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The symbol <i>pvo</i> is used to mark the <a href="/wiki/Voiceless_bilabial_implosive" title="Voiceless bilabial implosive">Voiceless bilabial implosive</a> /ɓ̥/. It is referred to as an 'auspicious symbol'. In spoken Sunuwar, the consonant is often said twice, and is often found in salutations and well wishes. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Numbers">Numbers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sunuwar_alphabet&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Numbers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Sunuwar uses a set of ten numerals, in <a href="/wiki/Base_10" class="mw-redirect" title="Base 10">base 10</a>, derived from <a href="/wiki/Arabic_numerals" title="Arabic numerals">Arabic numerals</a>. They were also created by Jentrich. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Sunuwar numerals </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Name </th> <td>ka </td> <td>niashi </td> <td>san </td> <td>le </td> <td>nga </td> <td>raku </td> <td>chani </td> <td>sasi </td> <td>yan </td> <td>sum </td></tr> <tr> <th>Image </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sunuwar_Numeral_Kaa.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Sunuwar_Numeral_Kaa.png/17px-Sunuwar_Numeral_Kaa.png" decoding="async" width="17" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Sunuwar_Numeral_Kaa.png/26px-Sunuwar_Numeral_Kaa.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Sunuwar_Numeral_Kaa.png/34px-Sunuwar_Numeral_Kaa.png 2x" data-file-width="42" data-file-height="62" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sunuwar_Numeral_Niasi.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Sunuwar_Numeral_Niasi.png/24px-Sunuwar_Numeral_Niasi.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="26" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Sunuwar_Numeral_Niasi.png/37px-Sunuwar_Numeral_Niasi.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Sunuwar_Numeral_Niasi.png/49px-Sunuwar_Numeral_Niasi.png 2x" data-file-width="62" data-file-height="66" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sunuwar_Numeral_San.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Sunuwar_Numeral_San.png/24px-Sunuwar_Numeral_San.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="27" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Sunuwar_Numeral_San.png/37px-Sunuwar_Numeral_San.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Sunuwar_Numeral_San.png/49px-Sunuwar_Numeral_San.png 2x" data-file-width="56" data-file-height="62" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sunuwar_Numeral_Le.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Sunuwar_Numeral_Le.png/25px-Sunuwar_Numeral_Le.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="31" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Sunuwar_Numeral_Le.png/38px-Sunuwar_Numeral_Le.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Sunuwar_Numeral_Le.png/50px-Sunuwar_Numeral_Le.png 2x" data-file-width="58" data-file-height="72" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sunuwar_Numeral_Nga.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Sunuwar_Numeral_Nga.png/24px-Sunuwar_Numeral_Nga.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="26" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Sunuwar_Numeral_Nga.png/36px-Sunuwar_Numeral_Nga.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Sunuwar_Numeral_Nga.png/48px-Sunuwar_Numeral_Nga.png 2x" data-file-width="65" data-file-height="70" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sunuwar_Numeral_Raku.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Sunuwar_Numeral_Raku.png/25px-Sunuwar_Numeral_Raku.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Sunuwar_Numeral_Raku.png/38px-Sunuwar_Numeral_Raku.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Sunuwar_Numeral_Raku.png/50px-Sunuwar_Numeral_Raku.png 2x" data-file-width="72" data-file-height="70" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sunuwar_Numeral_Chani.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Sunuwar_Numeral_Chani.png/30px-Sunuwar_Numeral_Chani.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="26" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Sunuwar_Numeral_Chani.png/45px-Sunuwar_Numeral_Chani.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Sunuwar_Numeral_Chani.png/60px-Sunuwar_Numeral_Chani.png 2x" data-file-width="77" data-file-height="68" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sunuwar_Numeral_Sasi.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Sunuwar_Numeral_Sasi.png/25px-Sunuwar_Numeral_Sasi.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Sunuwar_Numeral_Sasi.png/38px-Sunuwar_Numeral_Sasi.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Sunuwar_Numeral_Sasi.png/50px-Sunuwar_Numeral_Sasi.png 2x" data-file-width="72" data-file-height="72" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sunuwar_Numeral_Yan.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Sunuwar_Numeral_Yan.png/25px-Sunuwar_Numeral_Yan.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Sunuwar_Numeral_Yan.png/37px-Sunuwar_Numeral_Yan.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Sunuwar_Numeral_Yan.png/49px-Sunuwar_Numeral_Yan.png 2x" data-file-width="52" data-file-height="63" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sunuwar_Numeral_Sum.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Sunuwar_Numeral_Sum.png/24px-Sunuwar_Numeral_Sum.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="28" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Sunuwar_Numeral_Sum.png/36px-Sunuwar_Numeral_Sum.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Sunuwar_Numeral_Sum.png/48px-Sunuwar_Numeral_Sum.png 2x" data-file-width="58" data-file-height="67" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Character </th> <td>𑯱 </td> <td>𑯲 </td> <td>𑯳 </td> <td>𑯴 </td> <td>𑯵 </td> <td>𑯶 </td> <td>𑯷 </td> <td>𑯸 </td> <td>𑯹 </td> <td>𑯰 </td></tr> <tr> <th>Arabic </th> <td>1 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>8 </td> <td>9 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th>Devanagari </th> <td>१ </td> <td>२ </td> <td>३ </td> <td>४ </td> <td>५ </td> <td>६ </td> <td>७ </td> <td>८ </td> <td>९ </td> <td>० </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Unicode">Unicode</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sunuwar_alphabet&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Unicode"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Sunuwar_(Unicode_block)" title="Sunuwar (Unicode block)">Sunuwar (Unicode block)</a></div> <p>The Sunuwar alphabet was added to the <a href="/wiki/Unicode" title="Unicode">Unicode</a> Standard in September, 2024 with the release of version 16.0. </p><p>The Unicode block for Sunuwar is U+11BC0–U+11BFF: </p> <table class="wikitable nounderlines" style="border-collapse:collapse;background:var(--background-color-base,#fff);color:inherit;font-size:large;text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="17" style="background:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);color:inherit;font-size:small"><b><a href="/wiki/Sunuwar_(Unicode_block)" title="Sunuwar (Unicode block)">Sunuwar</a></b><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1041539562">.mw-parser-output .citation{word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}</style><sup class="citation nobold" id="ref_U11BC0_as_of_Unicode_version"><a href="#endnote_U11BC0_as_of_Unicode_version">[1]</a></sup><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562"><sup class="citation nobold" id="ref_U11BC0_grey"><a href="#endnote_U11BC0_grey">[2]</a></sup><br /><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/U11BC0.pdf">Official Unicode Consortium code chart</a> (PDF) </td></tr> <tr style="background:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);color:inherit;font-size:small"> <td style="width:45pt"> </td> <td style="width:20pt">0</td> <td style="width:20pt">1</td> <td style="width:20pt">2</td> <td style="width:20pt">3</td> <td style="width:20pt">4</td> <td style="width:20pt">5</td> <td style="width:20pt">6</td> <td style="width:20pt">7</td> <td style="width:20pt">8</td> <td style="width:20pt">9</td> <td style="width:20pt">A</td> <td style="width:20pt">B</td> <td style="width:20pt">C</td> <td style="width:20pt">D</td> <td style="width:20pt">E</td> <td style="width:20pt">F </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);color:inherit;font-size:small">U+11BCx </td> <td title="U+11BC0: SUNUWAR LETTER DEVI">𑯀 </td> <td title="U+11BC1: SUNUWAR LETTER TASLA">𑯁 </td> <td title="U+11BC2: SUNUWAR LETTER EKO">𑯂 </td> <td title="U+11BC3: SUNUWAR LETTER IMAR">𑯃 </td> <td title="U+11BC4: SUNUWAR LETTER REU">𑯄 </td> <td title="U+11BC5: SUNUWAR LETTER UTTHI">𑯅 </td> <td title="U+11BC6: SUNUWAR LETTER KIK">𑯆 </td> <td title="U+11BC7: SUNUWAR LETTER MA">𑯇 </td> <td title="U+11BC8: SUNUWAR LETTER APPHO">𑯈 </td> <td title="U+11BC9: SUNUWAR LETTER PIP">𑯉 </td> <td title="U+11BCA: SUNUWAR LETTER GIL">𑯊 </td> <td title="U+11BCB: SUNUWAR LETTER HAMSO">𑯋 </td> <td title="U+11BCC: SUNUWAR LETTER CARMI">𑯌 </td> <td title="U+11BCD: SUNUWAR LETTER NAH">𑯍 </td> <td title="U+11BCE: SUNUWAR LETTER BUR">𑯎 </td> <td title="U+11BCF: SUNUWAR LETTER JYAH">𑯏 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);color:inherit;font-size:small">U+11BDx </td> <td title="U+11BD0: SUNUWAR LETTER LOACHA">𑯐 </td> <td title="U+11BD1: SUNUWAR LETTER OTTHI">𑯑 </td> <td title="U+11BD2: SUNUWAR LETTER SHYELE">𑯒 </td> <td title="U+11BD3: SUNUWAR LETTER VARCA">𑯓 </td> <td title="U+11BD4: SUNUWAR LETTER YAT">𑯔 </td> <td title="U+11BD5: SUNUWAR LETTER AVA">𑯕 </td> <td title="U+11BD6: SUNUWAR LETTER AAL">𑯖 </td> <td title="U+11BD7: SUNUWAR LETTER DONGA">𑯗 </td> <td title="U+11BD8: SUNUWAR LETTER THARI">𑯘 </td> <td title="U+11BD9: SUNUWAR LETTER PHAR">𑯙 </td> <td title="U+11BDA: SUNUWAR LETTER NGAR">𑯚 </td> <td title="U+11BDB: SUNUWAR LETTER KHA">𑯛 </td> <td title="U+11BDC: SUNUWAR LETTER SHYER">𑯜 </td> <td title="U+11BDD: SUNUWAR LETTER CHELAP">𑯝 </td> <td title="U+11BDE: SUNUWAR LETTER TENTU">𑯞 </td> <td title="U+11BDF: SUNUWAR LETTER THELE">𑯟 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);color:inherit;font-size:small">U+11BEx </td> <td title="U+11BE0: SUNUWAR LETTER KLOKO">𑯠 </td> <td title="U+11BE1: SUNUWAR SIGN PVO">𑯡 </td> <td title="Reserved" style="background-color:var(--background-color-disabled,#c8ccd1);color:inherit;"> </td> <td title="Reserved" style="background-color:var(--background-color-disabled,#c8ccd1);color:inherit;"> </td> <td title="Reserved" style="background-color:var(--background-color-disabled,#c8ccd1);color:inherit;"> </td> <td title="Reserved" style="background-color:var(--background-color-disabled,#c8ccd1);color:inherit;"> </td> <td title="Reserved" style="background-color:var(--background-color-disabled,#c8ccd1);color:inherit;"> </td> <td title="Reserved" style="background-color:var(--background-color-disabled,#c8ccd1);color:inherit;"> </td> <td title="Reserved" style="background-color:var(--background-color-disabled,#c8ccd1);color:inherit;"> </td> <td title="Reserved" style="background-color:var(--background-color-disabled,#c8ccd1);color:inherit;"> </td> <td title="Reserved" style="background-color:var(--background-color-disabled,#c8ccd1);color:inherit;"> </td> <td title="Reserved" style="background-color:var(--background-color-disabled,#c8ccd1);color:inherit;"> </td> <td title="Reserved" style="background-color:var(--background-color-disabled,#c8ccd1);color:inherit;"> </td> <td title="Reserved" style="background-color:var(--background-color-disabled,#c8ccd1);color:inherit;"> </td> <td title="Reserved" style="background-color:var(--background-color-disabled,#c8ccd1);color:inherit;"> </td> <td title="Reserved" style="background-color:var(--background-color-disabled,#c8ccd1);color:inherit;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);color:inherit;font-size:small">U+11BFx </td> <td title="U+11BF0: SUNUWAR DIGIT ZERO">𑯰 </td> <td title="U+11BF1: SUNUWAR DIGIT ONE">𑯱 </td> <td title="U+11BF2: SUNUWAR DIGIT TWO">𑯲 </td> <td title="U+11BF3: SUNUWAR DIGIT THREE">𑯳 </td> <td title="U+11BF4: SUNUWAR DIGIT FOUR">𑯴 </td> <td title="U+11BF5: SUNUWAR DIGIT FIVE">𑯵 </td> <td title="U+11BF6: SUNUWAR DIGIT SIX">𑯶 </td> <td title="U+11BF7: SUNUWAR DIGIT SEVEN">𑯷 </td> <td title="U+11BF8: SUNUWAR DIGIT EIGHT">𑯸 </td> <td title="U+11BF9: SUNUWAR DIGIT NINE">𑯹 </td> <td title="Reserved" style="background-color:var(--background-color-disabled,#c8ccd1);color:inherit;"> </td> <td title="Reserved" style="background-color:var(--background-color-disabled,#c8ccd1);color:inherit;"> </td> <td title="Reserved" style="background-color:var(--background-color-disabled,#c8ccd1);color:inherit;"> </td> <td title="Reserved" style="background-color:var(--background-color-disabled,#c8ccd1);color:inherit;"> </td> <td title="Reserved" style="background-color:var(--background-color-disabled,#c8ccd1);color:inherit;"> </td> <td title="Reserved" style="background-color:var(--background-color-disabled,#c8ccd1);color:inherit;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="17" style="background:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);color:inherit;font-size:small;text-align:left"><b>Notes</b> <dl><dd>1.<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562"><span class="citation wikicite" id="endnote_U11BC0_as_of_Unicode_version"><b><a href="#ref_U11BC0_as_of_Unicode_version">^</a></b></span> As of Unicode version 16.0</dd> <dd>2.<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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