Sunuwar alphabet
| Sunuwar Jenticha script, Kõits script | |
|---|---|
| Script type | Alphabet/abugida
|
| Creator | Krishna Bahadur Jenticha |
| Created | 1942 |
Period | 1942 to present |
| Direction | Left to right |
| Official script | Yes |
| Region | Nepal, Sikkim |
| Language | Sunuwar language |
| Related scripts | |
Parent systems | Original invention
|
| ISO 15924 | |
| ISO 15924 | Sunu (274), Sunuwar |
| Unicode | |
Unicode alias | Sunuwar |
| U+11BC0–U+11BFF | |
The Sunuwar alphabet (previously the Jenticha script, occasionally Kõits script) is an alphabet developed by Krishna Bahadur Jentich in 1942, to write the Sunwar language, a member of the Kiranti language family spoken in Eastern Nepal, as in Sikkim. It is recognised in Sikkim and used as an official writing system. The alphabet has 33 letters, 10 numerals and 1 'auspicious sign'.
It is a grammatological isolate, though some symbols bear recognition to the Limbu and Latin scripts. The script is written left to right. The writing system currently has no official standard.
When first created, the script was a pure alphabet, and has come to include a default non written /a/, giving it a feature of an abugida.