Dogri script
Dogri script 𑠝𑠢𑠳𑠷 𑠖𑠵𑠌𑠤𑠬 𑠀𑠊𑠹𑠋𑠤 | |
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Script type | |
Direction | Left-to-right |
Region | Jammu |
Languages | Dogri |
Related scripts | |
Parent systems | |
ISO 15924 | |
ISO 15924 | Dogr (328), Dogra |
Unicode | |
Unicode alias | Dogra |
U 11800–U 1184F | |
Brahmic scripts |
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The Brahmi script and its descendants |
The Dogri script is a writing system originally used for writing the Dogri language in Jammu and Kashmir in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent.[1]
History
[edit]The revival of the Dogra Akkhar script was supported by the order of Maharaja Ranbir Singh of Jammu and Kashmir.[2] It is a modified version of the old Dogra Akkhar script, which in turn was a Jammu variant of the Takri script.
Efforts of revival
[edit]Signboards in New Dogra Akkhar were erected at Jammu Tawi railway station.[3] However, the script is functionally extinct, with Devanagari being used to write Dogri now. Most speakers of Dogra are unable to read and write the language in its original script.
Unicode
[edit]Name Dogra Akkhar was added as a Unicode block to the Unicode Standard in June, 2018 (version 11.0).[4]
The Unicode block is named Dogra, at U 11800–U 1184F, and contains 60 characters:
Dogra[1][2] Official Unicode Consortium code chart (PDF) | ||||||||||||||||
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | A | B | C | D | E | F | |
U 1180x | 𑠀 | 𑠁 | 𑠂 | 𑠃 | 𑠄 | 𑠅 | 𑠆 | 𑠇 | 𑠈 | 𑠉 | 𑠊 | 𑠋 | 𑠌 | 𑠍 | 𑠎 | 𑠏 |
U 1181x | 𑠐 | 𑠑 | 𑠒 | 𑠓 | 𑠔 | 𑠕 | 𑠖 | 𑠗 | 𑠘 | 𑠙 | 𑠚 | 𑠛 | 𑠜 | 𑠝 | 𑠞 | 𑠟 |
U 1182x | 𑠠 | 𑠡 | 𑠢 | 𑠣 | 𑠤 | 𑠥 | 𑠦 | 𑠧 | 𑠨 | 𑠩 | 𑠪 | 𑠫 | 𑠬 | 𑠭 | 𑠮 | 𑠯 |
U 1183x | 𑠰 | 𑠱 | 𑠲 | 𑠳 | 𑠴 | 𑠵 | 𑠶 | 𑠷 | 𑠸 | 𑠹 | 𑠺 | 𑠻 | ||||
U 1184x | ||||||||||||||||
Notes |
References
[edit]- ^ Pandey, Anshuman (2015-11-04). "L2/15-234R: Proposal to encode the Dogra script" (PDF).
- ^ Gupta, Veena (2020). Dogri Vyakaran (in Dogri) (5th ed.). Bari Brahmana, Jammu: J&K Academy of Art, Culture & Languages.
- ^ SNS (2018-05-04). "Dogri script finds place on signposts at Jammu railway station". The Statesman. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
- ^ "Unicode 11.0.0". Unicode Consortium. June 5, 2018. Retrieved June 5, 2018.