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Khema script

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Khema
Khema Lipi
Script type
LanguagesGurung
Related scripts
Parent systems
Sister systems
Meitei, Lepcha, Phagspa, Marchen
ISO 15924
ISO 15924Gukh (397), ​Gurung Khema
Unicode
Unicode alias
Gurung Khema
U+16100–U+1613F
The theorised Semitic origins of the Brahmi script are not universally agreed upon.
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The Khema script, also known as Gurung Khema, Khema Phri, Khema Lipi, is used to write the Gurung language. The Language Commission of Nepal recognizes Khema as the official script of Gurung.[1]

Khema Lipi full chart

Usage

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Devdaha Mother Tongues Academy, located in Rupandehi, teaches Gurung in the Khema script.[2] The Khema script is used in Sikkim to officially write the Gurung language.[3]

Unicode

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The Khema script was added to the Unicode Standard in September, 2024 with the release of version 16.0.

The Unicode block for Khema, called Gurung Khema, is U+16100–U+1613F:

Gurung Khema[1][2]
Official Unicode Consortium code chart (PDF)
  0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F
U+1610x 𖄀 𖄁 𖄂 𖄃 𖄄 𖄅 𖄆 𖄇 𖄈 𖄉 𖄊 𖄋 𖄌 𖄍 𖄎 𖄏
U+1611x 𖄐 𖄑 𖄒 𖄓 𖄔 𖄕 𖄖 𖄗 𖄘 𖄙 𖄚 𖄛 𖄜 𖄝 𖄞 𖄟
U+1612x 𖄠 𖄡 𖄢 𖄣 𖄤 𖄥 𖄦 𖄧 𖄨 𖄩 𖄪 𖄫 𖄬 𖄭 𖄮 𖄯
U+1613x 𖄰 𖄱 𖄲 𖄳 𖄴 𖄵 𖄶 𖄷 𖄸 𖄹
Notes
1.^ As of Unicode version 16.0
2.^ Grey areas indicate non-assigned code points

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Khema". Omniglot. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  2. ^ "विद्यालयको लक्ष्य तथा उद्देश्यहरु". Devdaha Mother Tongues Academy. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Sikkim Herald – Gurung Edition – 17th July, 2019". Sikkim Herald. Government of Sikkim. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
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