Lepcha Alphabet
The Lepcha alphabet uses the Róng script with 34 consonants and 7 vowels, used in Sikkim and parts of Nepal.
ᰀ
Ka
ka
ᰁ
Kla
kla
ᰂ
Kha
kha
ᰃ
Ga
ga
ᰄ
Gla
gla
ᰅ
Nga
nga
ᰆ
Ca
ca
ᰇ
Cha
cha
ᰈ
Ja
ja
ᰉ
Nya
nya
ᰊ
Ta
ta
ᰋ
Tha
tha
ᰌ
Da
da
ᰍ
Na
na
ᰎ
Pa
pa
ᰏ
Pla
pla
ᰐ
Pha
pha
ᰑ
Fa
fa
ᰒ
Fla
fla
ᰓ
Ba
ba
ᰔ
Bla
bla
ᰕ
Ma
ma
ᰖ
Mla
mla
ᰗ
Tsa
tsa
ᰘ
Tsha
tsha
ᰙ
Dza
dza
ᰚ
Ya
ya
ᰛ
Ra
ra
ᰜ
La
la
ᰝ
Ha
ha
ᰞ
Hla
hla
ᰟ
Va
va
ᰠ
Sa
sa
ᰡ
Sha
sha
ᰢ
Wa
wa
ᰣ
A
a
ᰤ
I
i
ᰥ
O
o
ᰦ
U
u
ᰧ
E
e
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About the Lepcha Alphabet
The Lepcha script (Róng) is an abugida used to write the Lepcha language, spoken in Sikkim, India, and parts of Nepal and Bhutan. It consists of 34 consonants and 7 vowels. The script was developed in the 18th century and is still used today, though increasingly replaced by Devanagari and Latin scripts.
History
The Lepcha script was created in the early 18th century, possibly by a Lepcha scholar named Thikúng Mensalóng. The script is unique to the Lepcha people and has been used for religious and secular texts. It was added to Unicode in 2008, helping to preserve and promote its use.
Key Features
- Written from left to right
- 34 consonants and 7 vowels
- Abugida script system
- Created in 18th century
- Added to Unicode in 2008
- Spoken in Sikkim and Nepal