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Information about 48 characters out of 48 in Unicode blocks associated with the Ol Chiki script.

Referencing this document

Richard Ishida, Ol Chiki Block Notes, 30-Dec-2024, https://r12a.github.io/scripts/olck/block

 

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Phonological transcriptions should be treated as a guide, only. They are taken from the sources consulted, and may be narrow or broad, phonemic or phonetic, depending on what is available. They mostly represent pronunciation of words in isolation. For more detailed information about allophones, alternations, sandhi, dialectal differences, and so on, follow the links to cited references.

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Ol Chiki

᱐

U+1C50 OL CHIKI DIGIT ZERO

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᱐

Santali

digit0̣  Nd

ALA LC: 0

0 digit.

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᱑

U+1C51 OL CHIKI DIGIT ONE

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Used by: Santali

᱑

Santali

digit1̣  Nd

ALA LC: 1

1 digit.

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᱒

U+1C52 OL CHIKI DIGIT TWO

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᱒

Santali

digit2̣  Nd

ALA LC: 2

2 digit.

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᱓

U+1C53 OL CHIKI DIGIT THREE

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Used by: Santali

᱓

Santali

digit3̣  Nd

ALA LC: 3

3 digit.

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᱔

U+1C54 OL CHIKI DIGIT FOUR

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Used by: Santali

᱔

Santali

digit4̣  Nd

ALA LC: 4

4 digit.

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᱕

U+1C55 OL CHIKI DIGIT FIVE

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Used by: Santali

᱕

Santali

digit5̣  Nd

ALA LC: 5

5 digit.

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᱖

U+1C56 OL CHIKI DIGIT SIX

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᱖

Santali

digit6̣  Nd

ALA LC: 6

6 digit.

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᱗

U+1C57 OL CHIKI DIGIT SEVEN

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Used by: Santali

᱗

Santali

digit7̣  Nd

ALA LC: 7

7 digit.

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᱘

U+1C58 OL CHIKI DIGIT EIGHT

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Used by: Santali

᱘

Santali

digit8̣  Nd

ALA LC: 8

8 digit.

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᱙

U+1C59 OL CHIKI DIGIT NINE

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Used by: Santali

᱙

Santali

digit9̣  Nd

ALA LC: 9

9 digit.

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ᱚ

U+1C5A OL CHIKI LETTER LA

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Used by: Santali

ᱚ

Santali

vowellaɔ  Lo

ALA LC: a

ɔ eg. ᱢᱚᱬᱮ mɔɳe five

Combinations

ᱚᱹ [U+1C5A OL CHIKI LETTER LA + U+1C79 OL CHIKI GAAHLAA TTUDDAAG] is also ɔ, but it is rarely used, and the phonetic difference between it and ᱚ [U+1C5A OL CHIKI LETTER LA] is not clearly defined. The ALA-LOC transcription page says that it has a lower pitch. The phonemic difference between the two may be only marginal.29

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ᱛ

U+1C5B OL CHIKI LETTER AT

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Used by: Santali

ᱛ

Santali

consonantatt  Lo

ALA LC: t

t eg. ᱛᱩᱨᱩᱭ turuj six

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ᱜ

U+1C5C OL CHIKI LETTER AG

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ᱜ

Santali

consonantagg  Lo

ALA LC: g

ɡ eg. ᱜᱤᱫᱽᱨᱟ

k̚ when word-final, eg. ᱫᱚᱜ dak̚ water

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ᱝ

U+1C5D OL CHIKI LETTER ANG

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ᱝ

Santali

consonantangŋ  Lo

ALA LC: ṃ

ŋ eg. ᱮᱝᱜᱚ eŋɡɔ mother

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ᱞ

U+1C5E OL CHIKI LETTER AL

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ᱞ

Santali

consonantall  Lo

ALA LC: l

l eg. ᱡᱤᱞᱤᱧ ɟiliɲ long

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ᱟ

U+1C5F OL CHIKI LETTER LAA

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ᱟ

Santali

vowellaaa  Lo

ALA LC: ā

a eg. ᱟᱨᱮ are nine

Combinations

ə is ᱟᱹ [U+1C5F OL CHIKI LETTER LAA + U+1C79 OL CHIKI GAAHLAA TTUDDAAG], eg. ᱤᱨᱟᱹᱞ irəl eight

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ᱠ

U+1C60 OL CHIKI LETTER AAK

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Used by: Santali

ᱠ

Santali

aakk  Lo

ALA LC: k

k eg. ᱠᱚᱲᱟ kɔɽa man (adult male)

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ᱡ

U+1C61 OL CHIKI LETTER AAJ

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Used by: Santali

ᱡ

Santali

consonantaajj  Lo

ALA LC: j

ɟ eg. ᱡᱤᱞᱤᱧ ɟiliɲ long

c̚̚ when word-final, eg. ᱢᱩᱡ muc̚ ant

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ᱢ

U+1C62 OL CHIKI LETTER AAM

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Used by: Santali

ᱢ

Santali

consonantaamm  Lo

ALA LC: m

m eg. ᱢᱚᱬᱮ mɔɳe five

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ᱣ

U+1C63 OL CHIKI LETTER AAW

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Used by: Santali

ᱣ

Santali

consonantaaww  Lo

ALA LC: w

w eg. ᱱᱚᱣᱟ nɔwa this

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ᱤ

U+1C64 OL CHIKI LETTER LI

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ᱤ

Santali

vowellii  Lo

ALA LC: i

i eg. ᱤᱵᱤᱞ ibil thick

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ᱥ

U+1C65 OL CHIKI LETTER IS

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ᱥ

Santali

consonantiss  Lo

ALA LC: s

s eg. ᱥᱮᱛᱟ seta dog

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ᱦ

U+1C66 OL CHIKI LETTER IH

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ᱦ

Santali

consonantihh  Lo

ALA LC: ẖ

h eg. ᱦᱮᱸᱫᱮ

ʔ when word-final.

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ᱧ

U+1C67 OL CHIKI LETTER INY

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ᱧ

Santali

consonantinyɲ  Lo

ALA LC: ñ

ɲ eg. ᱡᱤᱞᱤᱧ ɟiliɲ long

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ᱨ

U+1C68 OL CHIKI LETTER IR

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ᱨ

Santali

consonantirr  Lo

ALA LC: r

r eg. ᱨᱚᱡᱚ raɟa king

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ᱩ

U+1C69 OL CHIKI LETTER LU

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ᱩ

Santali

vowelluu  Lo

ALA LC: u

u eg. ᱢᱩᱡ muc̚ ant

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ᱪ

U+1C6A OL CHIKI LETTER UC

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ᱪ

Santali

consonantuchc  Lo

ALA LC: c

c eg. ᱪᱮᱬᱮ ceɳe bird

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ᱫ

U+1C6B OL CHIKI LETTER UD

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ᱫ

Santali

consonantudd  Lo

ALA LC: d

d eg. ᱜᱤᱫᱤ ɡidi vulture

t̚ when word-final, eg. ᱢᱮᱫ met̚ eye

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ᱬ

U+1C6C OL CHIKI LETTER UNN

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ᱬ

Santali

unnɳ  Lo

ALA LC: ṇ

ɳ eg. ᱪᱮᱬᱮ ceɳe bird

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ᱭ

U+1C6D OL CHIKI LETTER UY

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ᱭ

Santali

consonantuyy  Lo

ALA LC: y

j eg. ᱮᱭᱟᱭ ejaj seven

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ᱮ

U+1C6E OL CHIKI LETTER LE

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ᱮ

Santali

vowellee  Lo

ALA LC: e

e eg. ᱢᱮᱫ met̚ eye

Combinations

ɛ is ᱮᱹ [U+1C6E OL CHIKI LETTER LE + U+1C79 OL CHIKI GAAHLAA TTUDDAAG].

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ᱯ

U+1C6F OL CHIKI LETTER EP

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ᱯ

Santali

consonantepp  Lo

ALA LC: p

p eg. ᱟᱯᱟ apa father

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ᱰ

U+1C70 OL CHIKI LETTER EDD

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ᱰ

Santali

pre-nasalised consonanteddɖ  Lo

ALA LC: ḍ

ɖ eg. ᱱᱚᱰᱮ nɔɖe here

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ᱱ

U+1C71 OL CHIKI LETTER EN

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ᱱ

Santali

consonantenn  Lo

ALA LC: n

n eg. ᱱᱚᱰᱮ nɔɖe here

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ᱲ

U+1C72 OL CHIKI LETTER ERR

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Used by: Santali

ᱲ

Santali

errɽ  Lo

ALA LC: ṛ

ɽ eg. ᱠᱩᱲᱤ kuɽi woman

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ᱳ

U+1C73 OL CHIKI LETTER LO

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ᱳ

Santali

vowelloo  Lo

ALA LC: o

o eg. ᱜᱳᱫ got̚ pluck

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ᱴ

U+1C74 OL CHIKI LETTER OTT

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ᱴ

Santali

ʈ  Lo

ALA LC: ṭ

ʈ eg. ᱮᱴᱟᱜ eʈak̚ other

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ᱵ

U+1C75 OL CHIKI LETTER OB

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ᱵ

Santali

consonantobb  Lo

ALA LC: b

b eg. ᱵᱤᱨ bir forest

p̚ when word-final, eg. ᱩᱵ up̚ hair

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ᱶ

U+1C76 OL CHIKI LETTER OV

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ᱶ

Santali

ovw̃  Lo

ALA LC: ṅ

w̃ (nasalised) eg. ᱡᱟᱶᱟᱭ ɟaw̃aj husband

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ᱷ

U+1C77 OL CHIKI LETTER OH

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ᱷ

Santali

ohʰ  Lo

ALA LC: h

Aspirates the preceding consonant, eg. ᱡᱷᱚᱛᱚ ɟʰɔtɔ all ᱛᱷᱚᱲᱟ tʰɔɽa some, few

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ᱸ

U+1C78 OL CHIKI MU TTUDDAG

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• nasalization mark

Used by: Santali

ᱸ

Santali

nasalisation markermũ ṭuḍăg˜  Lm

ALA LC: m̐

Indicates nasalisation of a vowel, eg. ᱦᱮᱸᱫᱮ

When the vowel is already followed by the nukta ᱹ [U+1C79 OL CHIKI GAAHLAA TTUDDAAG] a special code point, ᱺ [U+1C7A OL CHIKI MU-GAAHLAA TTUDDAAG], is used for the combination of both modifiers.

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ᱹ

U+1C79 OL CHIKI GAAHLAA TTUDDAAG

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• vowel modifier

Used by: Santali

ᱹ

Santali

nuktagăhlă ṭuḍăgˑ  Lm

Used with existing vowels to create 3 additional sounds:

When the vowel is followed by this character and nasalised using ᱸ [U+1C78 OL CHIKI MU TTUDDAG] a special code point, ᱺ [U+1C7A OL CHIKI MU-GAAHLAA TTUDDAAG], is used for the combination of both modifiers.

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ᱺ

U+1C7A OL CHIKI MU-GAAHLAA TTUDDAAG

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ᱺ

Santali

nukta + nasalisation markermũ găhlă ṭuḍăg˙  Lm

Used when a vowel is followed by the nukta and nasalised at the same time, eg. ᱵᱮᱺᱫᱤ bə̃di paddy storage

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ᱻ

U+1C7B OL CHIKI RELAA

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• length mark

Used by: Santali

ᱻ

Santali

vowel lengtherrelāː  Lm

Indicates prolongation of a vowel, eg. ᱢᱚᱹᱬᱮᱻ ᱢᱚᱸᱻᱦᱟ mɔɳeː mãːha five days

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ᱼ

U+1C7C OL CHIKI PHAARKAA

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• glottal protector

Used by: Santali

ᱼ

Santali

glottal protectorphārkā⁎  Lm

ALA LC: •

Devoices a preceding consonant that is followed by a vowel, eg. ᱦᱤᱡᱩᱜᱼᱟ hijuka come

Used after these consonants:

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ᱽ

U+1C7D OL CHIKI AHAD

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• deglottalizes consonants

Used by: Santali

ᱽ

Santali

deglottaliserahad°  Lm

Prevents devoicing of a preceding consonant when it is not followed by a vowel.

Four voiced stops are pronounced unvoiced and unreleased when they are not followed by a vowel, especially in word-final position, eg. ᱢᱩᱡ muc̚ ant

These are the consonants:

This character is placed after the consonant to prevent the devoicing, eg. compare ᱨᱚᱡᱽ raɟ rule ᱨᱚᱡᱚ raɟa king

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᱾

U+1C7E OL CHIKI PUNCTUATION MUCAAD

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Used by: Santali

᱾

Santali

minor breakmucət’ᱢᱩᱪᱟᱹᱫ|  Po

ALA LC: .

The ASCII full stop is not used, since it creates confusion with other dots in the orthography, therefore this is the main sentence delimiter.

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᱿

U+1C7F OL CHIKI PUNCTUATION DOUBLE MUCAAD

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Used by: Santali

᱿

Santali

major breakdouble mucăd‖  Po

ALA LC: |

Used at the end of a paragraph or some other block of text.

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References & sources

1Peter T. Daniels and William Bright (1996), The World's Writing Systems, Oxford University Press, 614-615, ISBN 0-19-507993-0✓

2Michael Everson, R.C. Hansdah & N. C. Murmu (2002), Revised proposal for encoding the Ol Chiki script in the UCS✓

3Everson, Michael (2005), Final proposal to encode the Ol Chiki script in the UCS✓

4Unicode Consortium (2020), The Unicode Standard, Version 13.0, Chapter 13.10: South and Central Asia II, Ol Chiki, 555-556, ISBN 978-1-936213-16-0.✓

5Wikipedia, Ol Chiki script (retr. Apr 2021)✓

6Wikipedia, Santali language (retr. Apr 2021)

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