Warang Citi script
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The Warang Citi script is an alphabetic writing system created in the 20th century for the Ho language spoken by the Ho people of eastern India.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Warang Citi script canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7306470 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Warang Citi script Context triple: [Ho, scriptUsed, Warang Citi script]
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A.
Lontara script
The Lontara script is an indigenous writing system traditionally used by the Bugis and Makassarese peoples of South Sulawesi, Indonesia, to write their Austronesian languages.
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B.
Tigalari script
The Tigalari script is a historical South Indian writing system used primarily to write Tulu and Sanskrit, closely related to other southern Brahmic scripts.
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C.
Tagbanwa script
Tagbanwa script is an indigenous Brahmic-derived writing system historically used by the Tagbanwa people of Palawan in the Philippines to write their native languages.
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D.
Bima script
Bima script is an indigenous writing system historically used by the Bima people of Sumbawa Island in Indonesia to record their language and cultural traditions.
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E.
Rejang script
Rejang script is an indigenous Brahmic-derived writing system used primarily for the Rejang language of southwestern Sumatra, Indonesia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Warang Citi script Target entity description: The Warang Citi script is an alphabetic writing system created in the 20th century for the Ho language spoken by the Ho people of eastern India.
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A.
Lontara script
The Lontara script is an indigenous writing system traditionally used by the Bugis and Makassarese peoples of South Sulawesi, Indonesia, to write their Austronesian languages.
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B.
Tigalari script
The Tigalari script is a historical South Indian writing system used primarily to write Tulu and Sanskrit, closely related to other southern Brahmic scripts.
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C.
Tagbanwa script
Tagbanwa script is an indigenous Brahmic-derived writing system historically used by the Tagbanwa people of Palawan in the Philippines to write their native languages.
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D.
Bima script
Bima script is an indigenous writing system historically used by the Bima people of Sumbawa Island in Indonesia to record their language and cultural traditions.
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E.
Rejang script
Rejang script is an indigenous Brahmic-derived writing system used primarily for the Rejang language of southwestern Sumatra, Indonesia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
alphabet
ⓘ
writing system ⓘ |
| addedToUnicodeVersion | Unicode 7.0 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedEthnicity | Ho people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| communityMovement | Ho language revitalization ⓘ |
| competesWith |
Devanagari
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Latin script NERFINISHED ⓘ Odia script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| creationPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| creator |
Lako Bodra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pandit Lako Bodra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor |
Ho phonology
ⓘ
Munda language family ⓘ |
| designedToPreserve |
Ho culture
ⓘ
Ho language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| directionOfWriting | left-to-right ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Varang Citi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Varang Kshiti NERFINISHED ⓘ Warang Chiti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConsonants | yes ⓘ |
| hasDigitalEncoding | Unicode standard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDistinctLettersFor |
consonants
ⓘ
vowels ⓘ |
| hasEducationalUse | regional schools ⓘ |
| hasVowels | yes ⓘ |
| ISO15924Code | Wara ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | writing Ho language ⓘ |
| region | eastern India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptType | alphabetic ⓘ |
| scriptUserCommunity | Ho speakers ⓘ |
| timeOfOrigin | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| UnicodeBlock | Warang Citi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UnicodeRange | U+118A0–U+118FF ⓘ |
| usedBy | Ho people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Assam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
India NERFINISHED ⓘ Jharkhand NERFINISHED ⓘ Odisha NERFINISHED ⓘ West Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingMedium |
digital text
ⓘ
manuscripts ⓘ printed materials ⓘ |
| writingSystemFamily | independent script ⓘ |
| writingSystemFor | Ho language ⓘ |
| writingSystemStatus | minority script ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Warang Citi script Description of subject: The Warang Citi script is an alphabetic writing system created in the 20th century for the Ho language spoken by the Ho people of eastern India.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.