Ol Chiki script

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Ol Chiki script is an alphabetic writing system specifically created in the 20th century for the Santhali language, used primarily by the Santal people of eastern India and neighboring regions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf alphabet
writing system
associatedEthnicGroup Santal
linked to: Santalī
associatedLanguageFamily Munda languages
characterSetType non-abjad
non-abugida
true alphabet
creationPeriod 20th century
creationYear 1925
creator Pandit Raghunath Murmu
linked to: Raghunath Murmu
designGoal represent Santali phonology accurately
digitalFontsAvailable true
digitalSupport available in major operating systems
hasCaseDistinction false
hasConsonants 24
hasDistinctConsonantLetters true
hasDistinctVowelLetters true
hasLetters 30
hasNumerals true
hasPunctuation true
hasVowels 6
ISO15924Code Olck
notDerivedFrom Brahmic scripts
primaryLanguage Santali language
linked to: Santhali
primaryUsagePeriod late 20th century to present
purpose to write the Santali language
recognizedBy Government of India
region eastern India
scriptCategory featural elements
scriptDirection left-to-right
status official script for Santali in India
UnicodeBlockName Ol Chiki
linked to: Ol Chiki script
UnicodeBlockRange U+1C50–U+1C7F
UnicodeVersionIntroduced 5.1
usedBy Santal people
usedFor Santali literature
education in Santali
newspapers in Santali
religious texts in Santali
usedIn Bangladesh
India
Nepal
usedInOfficialDocuments true
usedInSignage true
writingSystemFamily indigenous scripts of India
writingSystemType alphabetic script

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Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Santhali writingSystem Ol Chiki script
Austroasiatic writingSystem Ol Chiki (for Santali)
linked to: Ol Chiki script
Santhal script Ol Chiki
linked to: Ol Chiki script
North Munda languages writingSystemForMajorLanguage Ol Chiki script (for Santali)
linked to: Ol Chiki script
Santalī writingSystem Ol Chiki script
Santalī hasScript Ol Chiki
linked to: Ol Chiki script
Mundari hasWritingSystem Ol Chiki script
Raghunath Murmu notableWork Ol Chiki script
Raghunath Murmu scriptInvented Ol Chiki
linked to: Ol Chiki script
Raghunath Murmu hasScript Ol Chiki
linked to: Ol Chiki script
Raghunath Murmu associatedWith Ol Chiki literature
linked to: Ol Chiki script
Ol Chiki script UnicodeBlockName Ol Chiki
linked to: Ol Chiki script
Tripuri people traditionalScript Ol Chiki (historically used for some)}
linked to: Ol Chiki script
Santal people script Ol Chiki script