Ranjana script
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The Rañjanā script (Lantsa[2]) is an abugida writing system which developed in the 11th century[3] and until the mid-20th century was used in an area from Nepal to Tibet by the Newar people, the historic inhabitants of the Kathmandu Valley, to write Sanskrit and Newar (Nepal Bhasa). Nowadays it is also used in Buddhist monasteries in China, especially in the Tibetan Buddhist areas within the Tibet Autonomous Region, Sichuan, Yunnan, Qinghai and Gansu; Mongolia, and Japan.[3] It is normally written from left to right but the Kutakshar form is written from top to bottom.[3] It is also considered to be the standard Nepali calligraphic script.
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Rañjanā | |
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Script type | |
Time period | c. 1100–present |
Direction | Left-to-right |
Region | Nepal and India |
Languages | Newar (Nepal Bhasa) Sanskrit Tibetan |
Related scripts | |
Parent systems | |
Child systems | Soyombo |
Sister systems | Prachalit Bhujimol |
ISO 15924 | |
ISO 15924 | Ranj (303), Ranjana |
This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters. |
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