Gurung Khema
Script details
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| Code | Gukh |
| Script type | abugida |
| Region | Indic |
| Status | Current |
| Direction | LTR |
| Baseline | unspecified |
| Case | unknown |
| White space | unspecified |
| Complex behaviors | |
| OpenType code | gukh |
| ISO 15924 Numeric Code / Key | 397 (alphasyllabic) |
Script description
Gurung Khema (sometimes called Khe Phri) is one of three scripts used for writing the Eastern and Western Gurung languages spoken in Nepal, Bhutan and India.
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These languages are often known collectively as “Gurung”, although they are not mutually intelligible. Usually, Gurung is written in the Devanagari script; however, in recent times, some Gurung-speaking groups have promoted the use of two other scripts, Gurung Khema and Khema Tamu Phri.
Gurung Khema is an alphasyllabary. It is written with fifty-eight characters: one vowel, twenty-nine consonants, twelve vowel signs, six various signs, and a set of script-specific digits.
Languages that use this script
| Language | Writing System Code | Writing System Status | SLDR/CLDR locale | Regional variants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gurung | gvr-Gukh | in use | gvr-Gukh-IN |
Unicode status
In The Unicode Standard, Gurung Khema Script implementation is discussed in Chapter 13 South and Central Asia-II — Other Modern Scripts
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Resources
- ScriptSource page for Gurung Khema - all about scripts, languages, and writing systems
- Wikipedia article on Gurung Khema