Prachalit script
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Prachalit script is a historical Brahmic writing system used primarily for the Nepal Bhasa (Newar) language of the Kathmandu Valley.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Prachalit script canonical | 4 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | writing system ⓘ |
| alsoUsedFor | Sanskrit texts in Nepal ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Newar Buddhism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Newar Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Nepal ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Newar culture ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | Gupta script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicFocus |
Bhaktapur
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kathmandu NERFINISHED ⓘ Patan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternateName | Prachalit Newa script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
conjunct consonants
ⓘ
distinct letterforms from Devanagari ⓘ inherent vowel in consonant letters ⓘ use of head-line in many letterforms ⓘ vowel diacritics ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later Newar writing styles ⓘ |
| hasType | consonant-based script ⓘ |
| hasUnicodeStatus | not fully encoded as a separate script in Unicode (as of 2024) ⓘ |
| hasWritingMedium |
metal inscriptions
ⓘ
paper manuscripts ⓘ stone slabs ⓘ wooden struts ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | historical script ⓘ |
| partOf | Newa script tradition ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | Nepal Bhasa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Bagmati Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Devanagari script
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ranjana script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptFamily | Brahmic scripts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptType | syllabic alphabet ⓘ |
| usedBy | Newar people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
administrative documents in Nepal Bhasa
ⓘ
chronicles (Vamsavalis) in Nepal Bhasa ⓘ inscriptions in the Kathmandu Valley ⓘ legal documents in historical Nepal ⓘ literary texts in Nepal Bhasa ⓘ religious manuscripts in Nepal Bhasa ⓘ writing the Nepal Bhasa language ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Kathmandu Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
palm-leaf manuscripts ⓘ stone inscriptions ⓘ temple inscriptions ⓘ |
| usedInPeriod | medieval Nepal ⓘ |
| writingDirection | left-to-right ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.