Varang Kshiti alphabet

Origin

The Varang Kshiti alphabet was invented by community leader Lako Bodra as an alternative to the writing systems devised by Christian missionaries. He claims that the alphabet was invented in the 13th century by Dhawan Turi, and that it was rediscovered in a shamanistic vision and modernised by Bodra.

It is used in primary and adult education and in various publications.

Notable features

Varang Kshiti is written from left to right in horizontal lines.
Each consonant has an inherent vowel, usually /a/ but sometimes /o/ or /e/.

Used to write

Ho, a Munda language with 750,000 speakers in the Indian states of Mundari, Bihar and Orissa.

Varang Kshiti alphabet

Consonants

Varang Kshiti consonants

Vowels

Numerals

Varang Kshiti numerals

Other syllabic alphabets

Ahom, Balinese, Batak, Bengali, Brahmi, Buhid, Burmese, Cham, Dehong Dai, Devanagari, Ethiopic, Grantha, Gujarati, Gurmukhi (Punjabi), Hanuno'o, Hmong, Javanese, Kannada, Kharosthi, Khmer, Lanna, Lao, Lepcha, Limbu, Lontara/Makasar, Malayalam, Manpuri, Modi, New Tai Lue, Oriya, Phags-pa, Ranjana, Redjang, Sharda, Siddham, Sinhala, Sorang Sompeng, Sourashtra, Soyombo, Syloti Nagri, Tagalog, Tagbanwa, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Tibetan, Tocharian, Varang Kshiti