| Prachalit Nepal | |
| Native Name: | [1] |
| Sample: | Shukla Prachalit Nepal.svg |
| Caption: | The word 'Prachalit Nepal' in Prachalit Nepal script |
| Type: | Abugida |
| Time: | Unknown — 1769 |
| Languages: | Nepal Bhasa, Sanskrit, Pali |
| Fam1: | Proto-Sinaitic script |
| Fam2: | Phoenician alphabet |
| Fam3: | Aramaic script |
| Fam4: | Brāhmī |
| Fam5: | Gupta |
| Fam6: | Siddham[2] |
| Fam7: | Nepali |
| Sisters: | Ranjana Bhujimol |
| Iso15924: | Newa |
| Unicode: | U+11400 - U+1147F |
| Note: | none |
Prachalit, also known as Newa, Newar, Newari, or Nepāla lipi is a type of abugida script developed from the Nepalese scripts, which are a part of the family of Brahmic scripts descended from Brahmi script. It is used to write Nepal Bhasa, Sanskrit and Pali. Various publications are still published in this script including the Sikkim Herald the bulletin of the Sikkim government (Newari edition).
| Plosive | Nasal | Sonorant | Sibilant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Voiceless | Voiced | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Plain | Aspirated | Modal | Breathy | Modal | Breathy | Modal | Breathy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Velar | bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | क | kə | pronounced as /kə/ | bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | ख | khə | pronounced as /kʰə/ | bgcolor="#FFCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | ग | gə | pronounced as /ɡə/ | bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | घ | ghə | pronounced as /ɡʱə/ | bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | ङ | ŋə | pronounced as /ŋə/ | bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | ङ्ह | ŋhə | pronounced as /ŋʱə/ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Palatal | bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | च | cə | pronounced as /tɕə/ | bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | छ | chə | pronounced as /tɕʰə/ | bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | ज | jə | pronounced as /dʑə/ | bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | झ | jhə | pronounced as /dʑʱə/ | bgcolor="#FFCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | ञ | ñə | pronounced as /ɲə/ | bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | ञ्ह | ñhə | pronounced as /ɲʱə/ | bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | य | yə | pronounced as /jə/ | bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | ह्य | yhə | pronounced as /jʱə/ | bgcolor="#FFCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | श | sə | pronounced as /sə/ | |||||||||
| Retroflex | bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | ट | ṭə | pronounced as /ʈə/ | bgcolor="#FFCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | ठ | ṭhə | pronounced as /ʈʰə/ | bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | ड | ḍə | pronounced as /ɖə/ | bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | ढ | ḍhə | pronounced as /ɖʱə/ | bgcolor="#FFCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | ण | ṇə | pronounced as /ɳə/ | bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | ण्ह | ṇhə | pronounced as /ɳʱə/ | bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | र | rə | pronounced as /ɾə/ | bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | ह्र | rhə | pronounced as /ɾʱə/ | bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | ष | sə | pronounced as /sə/ | |||||||||
| Dental | bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | त | tə | pronounced as /tə/ | bgcolor="#FFCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | थ | thə | pronounced as /tʰə/ | bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | द | də | pronounced as /də/ | bgcolor="#FFCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | ध | dhə | pronounced as /dʱə/ | bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | न | nə | pronounced as /nə/ | bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | न्ह | nhə | pronounced as /nʱə/ | bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | ल | lə | pronounced as /lə/ | bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | ल्ह | lhə | pronounced as /lʱə/ | bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | स | sə | pronounced as /sə/ | |||||||||
| Labial | bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | प | pə | pronounced as /pə/ | bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | फ | phə | pronounced as /pʰə/ | bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | ब | bə | pronounced as /bə/ | bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | भ | bhə | pronounced as /bʱə/ | bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | म | mə | pronounced as /mə/ | bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | म्ह | mhə | pronounced as /mʱə/ | bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | व | wə | pronounced as /wɔ/ | bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | व्ह | whə | pronounced as /wʱɔ/ | |||||||||||||
| Guttural | bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | ह | hə | pronounced as /hə/ |
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| Short | Long | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | + k+ | + g+ | Independent | + k+ | + g+ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | अ | ə | pronounced as /ə/ | bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | क | kə | pronounced as /kə/ | bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | ग | gə | pronounced as /ɡə/ | bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | अः | əə | pronounced as /əː/ | bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | कः | kəə | pronounced as /kəː/ | bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | गः | gəə | pronounced as /ɡəː/ | |||||||
| bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | आ | a | pronounced as /a/ | bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | का | ka | pronounced as /ka/ | bgcolor="#FFCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | गा | ga | pronounced as /ɡa/ | bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | आः | aa | pronounced as /aː/ | bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | काः | kaa | pronounced as /kaː/ | bgcolor="#FFCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | गाः | gaa | pronounced as /ɡaː/ | |||||||
| bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | इ | i | pronounced as /i/ | bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | कि | ki | pronounced as /ki/ | bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | गि | gi | pronounced as /ɡi/ | bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | ई | ii | pronounced as /iː/ | bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | की | kii | pronounced as /kiː/ | bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | गी | gii | pronounced as /ɡiː/ | |||||||
| bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | उ | u | pronounced as /u/ | bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | कु | ku | pronounced as /ku/ | bgcolor="#FFCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | गु | gu | pronounced as /ɡu/ | bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | ऊ | uu | pronounced as /uː/ | bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | कू | kuu | pronounced as /kuː/ | bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | गू | guu | pronounced as /ɡuː/ | |||||||
| bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | ऋ | ri | pronounced as /ɾi/ | bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | कृ | kri | pronounced as /kɾi/ | bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | गृ | gri | pronounced as /ɡɾi/ | bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | ॠ | rii | pronounced as /ɾiː/ | bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | कॄ | krii | pronounced as /kɾiː/ | bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | गॄ | grii | pronounced as /gɾiː/ | |||||||
| bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | ऌ | ? | ? | bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | कॢ | ? | ? | bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | गॢ | ? | ? | bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | ॡ | ? | ? | bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | कॣ | ? | ? | bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | गॣ | ? | ? | |||||||
| bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | ए | e | pronounced as /e/ | bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | के | ke | pronounced as /ke/ | bgcolor="#FFCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | गे | ge | pronounced as /ɡe/ | bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | एः | ee | pronounced as /eː/ | bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | केः | kee | pronounced as /keː/ | bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | गेः | gee | pronounced as /ɡeː/ | |||||||
| bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | ओ | o | pronounced as /o/ | bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | को | ko | pronounced as /ko/ | bgcolor="#FFCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | गो | go | pronounced as /ɡo/ | bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | ओः | oo | pronounced as /oː/ | bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | कोः | koo | pronounced as /koː/ | bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | गोः | goo | pronounced as /ɡoː/ | |||||||
| Other vowels | Other diacritics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | + k+ | + g+ | + ə+ | + kə+ | + gə+ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | ऐ | əi | pronounced as /əi/ | bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | कै | kəi | pronounced as /kəi/ | bgcolor="#FFCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | गै | gəi | pronounced as /ɡəi/ | bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | अं | ə̃ | pronounced as /ə̃/ | bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | कं | kə̃ | pronounced as /kə̃/ | bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | गं | gə̃ | pronounced as /ɡə̃/ | ||||||
| bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | औ | əu | pronounced as /əu/ | bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | कौ | kəu | pronounced as /kəu/ | bgcolor="#FFCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | गौ | gəu | pronounced as /ɡəu/ | bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | अँ | ə̃ | pronounced as /ə̃/ | bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | कँ | kə̃ | pronounced as /kə̃/ | bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | गँ | gə̃ | pronounced as /ɡə̃/ | ||||||
| bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | अय् | əe | pronounced as /ɛː/ | bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | कय् | kəe | pronounced as /kɛː/ | bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | गय् | gəe | pronounced as /ɡɛː/ | ||||||||||||||||||
| bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | आय् | ae | pronounced as /æː/ | bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | काय् | kae | pronounced as /kæː/ | bgcolor="#FFCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | गाय् | gae | pronounced as /ɡæː/ | ||||||||||||||||||
| bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | एय् | ? | ? | bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | केय् | ? | ? | bgcolor="#FFCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | गेय् | ? | ? | ||||||||||||||||||
| bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | ् | - | pronounced as /Ø/ | bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | क् | k | pronounced as /k/ | bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="font-size:24px" | ग् | g | pronounced as /ɡ/ | ||||||||||||||||||
| ० | १ | २ | ३ | ४ | ५ | ६ | ७ | ८ | ९ | |
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
See main article: Newa (Unicode block). Prachalit Nepal script was added to the Unicode Standard in June, 2016 with the release of version 9.0.
The Unicode block for Prachalit Nepal, called Newa, is U+11400 - U+1147F: