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Sorang Sompeng
𑃐𑃦𑃝𑃗 𑃐𑃦𑃖𑃛𑃣𑃗
Script type
Alphabet
DirectionLeft-to-right Edit this on Wikidata
LanguagesSora
Related scripts
Parent systems
original invention
  • Sorang Sompeng
ISO 15924
ISO 15924Sora (398), ​Sora Sompeng
Unicode
Unicode alias
Sora Sompeng
U+110D0–U+110FF
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Sorang Sompeng script is used to write in Sora, a Munda language with 300,000 speakers in India. The script was created by Mangei Gomango in 1936 and is used in religious contexts.[1] He was familiar with Odia, Telugu and English.

The Sora language is also written in the Latin, Odia and Telugu scripts.[2]

Letters

The values of the letters are as follows:

Sorang Sompeng
𑃐𑃦𑃝𑃗 𑃐𑃦𑃖𑃛𑃣𑃗
ସୋରାଙ୍ ସୋମପେଙ୍
Letter Name IPA Odia
𑃐 sah /s/
𑃑 tah /t/
𑃒 bah /b/
𑃓 cah /c/
𑃔 dah /ḍ/
𑃕 gah /g/
𑃖 mah /m/
𑃗 ngah /ṅ/
𑃘 lah /l/
𑃙 nah /n/
𑃚 wah /w/
𑃛 pah /p/
𑃜 yah /y/
𑃝 rah /r/
𑃞 hah /h/
𑃟 kah /k/
𑃠 jah /j/
𑃡 nyah /ñ/
𑃢 ah /ā/
𑃣 eeh /e/
𑃤 ih /i/
𑃥 uh /u/
𑃦 oh /o/, /a/ ,
𑃧 eh /ai/
𑃨 mae /mae/ ମୈ

Digits

Digit 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Sorang Sompeng 𑃰 𑃱 𑃲 𑃳 𑃴 𑃵 𑃶 𑃷 𑃸 𑃹
Odia

Gallery

Unicode

Sorang Sompeng script was added to the Unicode Standard in January, 2012 with the release of version 6.1.

Block

The Unicode block for Sorang Sompeng script, called Sora Sompeng, is U+110D0–U+110FF:

Sora Sompeng[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+110Dx 𑃐 𑃑 𑃒 𑃓 𑃔 𑃕 𑃖 𑃗 𑃘 𑃙 𑃚 𑃛 𑃜 𑃝 𑃞 𑃟
U+110Ex 𑃠 𑃡 𑃢 𑃣 𑃤 𑃥 𑃦 𑃧 𑃨
U+110Fx 𑃰 𑃱 𑃲 𑃳 𑃴 𑃵 𑃶 𑃷 𑃸 𑃹
Notes
1.^ As of Unicode version 15.1
2.^ Grey areas indicate non-assigned code points

Fonts

Microsoft Windows made a font called Nirmala UI, which supports Sora Sompeng. Google Noto is also making a font, called Noto Sans Sora Sompeng. Here's a beta version of it: [1]

References

  1. ^ Everson, Michael (2009-06-08). "Proposal for encoding the Sora Sompeng script in the UCS" (pdf). Working Group Document. International Organization for Standardization.
  2. ^ Sorang Sompeng Script