d Consonant.
๐ฏ๐ฏฬ:
๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ
`, '\u{11BC1}': `
t Consonant.
๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ
๐ฏ๐ฏฬ๐ฏ
`, '\u{11BC2}': `
e Consonant.
๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ
๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ
๐ฏ๐ฏฬ:
๐ฏ๐ฏฬ๐ฏ๐ฏ
`, '\u{11BC3}': `
i Consonant.
๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ
๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏฬ๐ฏ
`, '\u{11BC4}': `
r/ษฝ Consonant.
๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ
๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ
๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ
`, '\u{11BC5}': `
u Consonant.
๐ฏ ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ
๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ
๐ฏ๐ฏ ๐ฏ
`, '\u{11BC6}': `
k Consonant.
๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ
๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏฬ๐ฏ
`, '\u{11BC7}': `
m Consonant.
๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ
๐ฏ๐ฏ ๐ฏ
๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ
`, '\u{11BC8}': `
ษ Consonant.
๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ
๐ฏ๐ฏ
In principle, this represents the short sounds ษ or a, but ๐ฏ seems to often be used for those sounds in Nepal.
In Sikkim, ษ is the sound of the inherent vowel, and so this character tends to only appear as a standalone vowel, ie. when word-initial or in a diphthong.
`, '\u{11BC9}': `
p Consonant.
๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ
๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ
`, '\u{11BCA}': `
ษก Consonant.
๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ
๐ฏ๐ฏฬ:๐ฏ๐ฏ
`, '\u{11BCB}': `
h Consonant.
๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ
`, '\u{11BCC}': `
tอกส Consonant.
๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ
๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏฬ๐ฏ
๐ฏ๐ฏฬ๐ฏ๐ฏ
`, '\u{11BCD}': `
n Consonant.
๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ
๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ
`, '\u{11BCE}': `
b Consonant.
๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ
๐ฏ๐ฏ:๐ฏ
`, '\u{11BCF}': `
dอกส Consonant.
๐ฏ๐ฏฬ
`, '\u{11BD0}': `
l/ษญ Consonant.
๐ฏ๐ฏ
๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ
๐ฏ๐ฏ
`, '\u{11BD1}': `
o Consonant.
๐ฏ ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ ๐ฏ
๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ
๐ฏ๐ฏฬ:๐ฏ๐ฏ
`, '\u{11BD2}': `
s Consonant.
๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ
๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ
`, '\u{11BD3}': `
w/v Consonant.
๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ
๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ
๐ฏ๐ฏฬ๐ฏ๐ฏ
`, '\u{11BD4}': `
j Consonant.
๐ฏ๐ฏฬ๐ฏ
๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ
`, '\u{11BD5}': `
ษ Consonant.
`, '\u{11BD6}': `
aห/a Vowel.
๐ฏ๐ฏ
๐ฏ๐ฏฬ๐ฏ๐ฏ
๐ฏ๐ฏฬ:๐ฏ๐ฏ
This was initially introduced to represent the long aห sound, however it's use is sometimes inconsistent and may represent a shorter sound. In Nepal, it seems to be used for the short a much of the time, and the long sound is written using a following colon (see :). In Sikkim, it appears to be mostly used for the long vowel, and with no colon.
`, '\u{11BD7}': `
ษ Consonant.
๐ฏ๐ฏฬ:๐ฏ๐ฏ
`, '\u{11BD8}': `
tสฐ Consonant.
๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ
๐ฏ ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ
`, '\u{11BD9}': `
pสฐ Consonant.
๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ
๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ
`, '\u{11BDA}': `
ล Consonant.
๐ฏ๐ฏ
`, '\u{11BDB}': `
kสฐ Consonant.
๐ฏ๐ฏ:
๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ
`, '\u{11BDC}': `
ส Consonant.
๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ
๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ
`, '\u{11BDD}': `
tอกสสฐ Consonant.
`, '\u{11BDE}': `
ส Consonant.
๐ฏ๐ฏฬ๐ฏ๐ฏ
`, '\u{11BDF}': `
สสฐ Consonant.
๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ
`, '\u{11BE0}': `
ส Consonant.
๐ฏ ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ ๐ฏ
๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ ๐ฏ๐ฏ
`, '\u{11BE1}': `
ษ Auspicious syllable.
Represents an 'auspicious syllable', which is uttered, often twice, before a formulaic phrase. The sign is written in salutations and benedictions, and its basic trident shape can vary in the details.a,8
`, '\u{11BF0}': `
0 digit.
`, '\u{11BF1}': `
1 digit.
`, '\u{11BF2}': `
2 digit.
`, '\u{11BF3}': `
3 digit.
`, '\u{11BF4}': `
4 digit.
`, '\u{11BF5}': `
5 digit.
`, '\u{11BF6}': `
6 digit.
`, '\u{11BF7}': `
7 digit.
`, '\u{11BF8}': `
8 digit.
`, '\u{11BF9}': `
9 digit.
`, /* CHARACTERS FROM OTHER BLOCKS */ '\u{0021}': `!
Sunuwar uses the ASCII exclamation mark.
`, '\u{0025}': `%
Sunuwar uses the ASCII percent mark.
`, '\u{0028}': `(
Sunuwar uses ASCII parentheses.
`, '\u{0029}': `)
Sunuwar uses ASCII parentheses.
`, '\u{002C}': `,
Sunuwar uses the ASCII comma.
`, '\u{002D}': `-
Sunuwar uses the ASCII hyphen-minus.
`, '\u{002E}': `.
Sunuwar uses the ASCII full stop.
`, '\u{003A}': `:
Used both as a colon (punctuation) and to indicate a long vowel.
To lengthen a vowel sound add this after the vowel or any nasalisation marker.
๐ฏ๐ฏฬ:๐ฏ๐ฏ
When using as punctuation, it is possible to create ambiguity if it appears directly after a word ending in a vowel. To avoid this, a space is usually added before the colon. Note the different usage in the following extract:
๐ฏ๐ฏฬ ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ : ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ ๐ฏ๐ฏฬ ๐ฏ๐ฏ:๐ฏโฆ
`, '\u{003B}': `;
Sunuwar uses the ASCII semicolon.
`, '\u{003F}': `?
Sunuwar uses the ASCII question mark.
`, '\u{005B}': `[
Sunuwar uses ASCII square brackets.
`, '\u{005D}': `]
Sunuwar uses ASCII square brackets.
`, '\u{0300}': `̀
Low tone mark. Promoted recently for use in Nepal, but not used in Sikkim.
Over dipthongs the tone mark tends to appear over the first vowel, and the nasalisation mark over the second, avoiding the need for stacked glyphs.
๐ฏ๐ฏฬ
๐ฏ๐ฏฬ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ
`, '\u{0301}': `́
High tone mark. Promoted recently for use in Nepal, but not used in Sikkim.
Over dipthongs the tone mark tends to appear over the first vowel, and the nasalisation mark over the second, avoiding the need for stacked glyphs.
๐ฏ๐ฏฬ
๐ฏ๐ฏฬ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ
`, '\u{0303}': `̃
Used in Nepal to indicate vowel nasalisation.
๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏฬ๐ฏ
`, '\u{030D}': `̍
Stress tone mark. Promoted recently for use in Nepal, but not used in Sikkim.
Over dipthongs the tone mark tends to appear over the first vowel, and the nasalisation mark over the second, avoiding the need for stacked glyphs.
๐ฏ๐ฏฬ
๐ฏ๐ฏฬ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ
๐ฏ๐ฏฬ๐ฏฬ๐ฏ
`, '\u{0310}': `̐
Used in Sikkim to indicate vowel nasalisation. Although this is a candrabindu, the normal glyph shape in Sunuwar has a flat line below the dot.
๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏฬ๐ฏ
`, '\u{032D}': `̭
-r- Medial consonant.
๐ฏฬญ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ
Used only in Sikkim to represent an r sound immediately after syllable-initial consonant.
`, '\u{0331}': `̱
Used in Sikkim to indicate a consonant which is not followed by an inherent vowel (particularly in consonant clusters).
๐ฏฬฑ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏkyabac
`, '\u{1DF5}': `᷵
At one point a proposal was made to create conjunct forms, including this character as a repha glyph for r, (called sangkirs). It was not accepted by the community, since it was seen as adding unnecessary complications to what is a straightforward orthography.a,3-4
`, '\u{2013}': `–
`, '\u{2014}': `—
`, '\u{2018}': `‘
`, '\u{2019}': `’
`, '\u{201C}': `“
`, '\u{201D}': `”
`, '\u{2026}': `…
`, '\u{2030}': `‰
`, }