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Sunuwar script

Constructed script of the Sunuwar language, used as the Kõits alphabet in Nepal, but used as an abugida (with some differences for letter forms) in Sikkim, India
Intangible constructed_writing_system Q109984965

Facts

10 properties
Instance of
constructed writing system, unicase alphabet, abugida, script in Unicode[5][6][7]
Inception
1942[10]
Country
Nepal, India[3][4]
Language of work or name
Sunwar[9]
Has use
Sunwar[8]
Creator
Krishna Bahadur Jentich[2]
Name
Sunuwar[13]
Native label
𑯆𑯑𑯃̃𑯌 𑯎𑯄𑯂𑯒𑯂[12]
Script directionality
left-to-right[11]
Unicode range
U+11BC0-11BFF[14]
🏷️ Also known as
en Jenticha script en Kõits script en Sunu en Sunuwar alphabet en Sunuwar script fr alphabet sunwar fr jenticha fr kõits fr sunuwar fr sunwar hi कोइट्स लिपि hi जेन्टिचा लिपि hi सुनुवार वर्णमाला
🔖 Identifiers · 4
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Sunuwar Varnamala (Sikkim).png ↗
Atlas of Endangered Alphabets ID
233
ISO 15924 alpha-4 code
Sunu
ISO 15924 numeric code
274

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Summary

Sunuwar script is a constructed writing system[1].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [2] ↑ . unicode.org. unicode.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . unicode.org. unicode.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . unicode.org. unicode.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21w ago · Symphonicallyu · 2026-06-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → Constructed script of the Sunuwar language, used as the Kõits alphabet in Nepal,
    Language of work or name → Sunwar
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Language of work or name: Sunwar"
  2. 23w ago · Symphonicallyu · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Sunuwar Varnamala (Sikkim).png, Sunuwar Varnamala (Nepal).png
    Instance of → constructed writing system, unicase alphabet, abugida +1
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Image: Sunuwar Varnamala (Nepal).png"
  3. 23w ago · Symphonicallyu · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Native label → {'lang': 'suz', 'text': '\U00011bc6\U00011bd1\U00011bc3̃\U00
    Image → Sunuwar Varnamala (Sikkim).png, Sunuwar Varnamala (Nepal).png
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Image: Sunuwar-script.png"
  4. 23w ago · Symphonicallyu · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Sunuwar Varnamala (Sikkim).png, Sunuwar Varnamala (Nepal).png
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Image: Sunuwar Varnamala (Sikkim).png"
  5. 23w ago · Symphonicallyu · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    ISO 15924 numeric code → 274
    Unicode range → U+11BC0-11BFF
    Atlas of Endangered Alphabets ID → 233
    Commons category → Sunuwar script
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Instance of: constructed writing system"
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