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]
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 | |
History
editThe 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
editSignboards 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
editName 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.