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Alphabet Santali
Ol Chiki Script
Ol Chiki ('writing letters') was created in 1925 by Raghunath Murmu for the Santali language, spoken by the Santal people across India, Bangladesh, and Nepal. It has 30 letters. Before its creation, Santali was written in Devanagari, Bengali, or Latin scripts. Ol Chiki is now one of the 22 official scripts of India.
Letters
| Caractère | Nom | Romanisation | Prononciation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ᱚ | Ol (O) | o | like 'o' in 'go' |
| ᱛ | Taam (T) | t | like 't' in 'top' |
| ᱜ | Gaagg (G) | g | like 'g' in 'go' |
| ᱝ | Aang (Ng) | ng | like 'ng' in 'sing' |
| ᱞ | Laang (L) | l | like 'l' in 'lamp' |
| ᱟ | Aaj (A) | a | like 'a' in 'father' |
| ᱠ | Aam (K) | k | like 'k' in 'key' |
| ᱡ | Ojob (J) | j | like 'j' in 'jam' |
| ᱢ | Mael (M) | m | like 'm' in 'moon' |
| ᱣ | Aaw (W) | w | like 'w' in 'water' |
| ᱤ | Iiir (I) | i | like 'ee' in 'meet' |
| ᱥ | Sim (S) | s | like 's' in 'sun' |
| ᱦ | Aam Haak (H) | h | like 'h' in 'house' |
| ᱧ | Aany (Ny) | ny | like 'ny' in 'canyon' |
| ᱨ | Rel (R) | r | like 'r' in 'run' |
| ᱩ | Uul (U) | u | like 'oo' in 'moon' |
| ᱪ | Ooch (Ch) | ch | like 'ch' in 'cheese' |
| ᱫ | Do (D) | d | like 'd' in 'dog' |
| ᱬ | Ddo (Nd) | nd | a prenasalized 'd' |
| ᱭ | Aay (Y) | y | like 'y' in 'yes' |
| ᱮ | Alak (E) | e | like 'e' in 'they' |
| ᱯ | Aab (P) | p | like 'p' in 'pen' |
| ᱰ | Dd (retroflex D) | ḍ | a retroflex 'd' |
| ᱱ | Naa (N) | n | like 'n' in 'night' |
| ᱲ | Rr (retroflex R) | ṛ | a retroflex 'r' |
| ᱳ | Oo | ō | like 'o' in 'go' (long) |
| ᱴ | Tts (retroflex T) | ṭ | a retroflex 't' |
| ᱵ | Baah (B) | b | like 'b' in 'book' |
| ᱶ | Lv | lv | a lateral 'lv' sound |
| ᱷ | Caret (Aspiration) | h (aspiration) | marks aspiration on a preceding consonant |