The Warang Citi alphabet was invented by community leader Lako Bodra as an alternative to the writing systems devised by Christian missionaries for the Ho language, which is spoken mainly in northern India, and also in Bangladesh. He claims that the alphabet was invented in the 13th century by Dhawan Turi, and that it was rediscovered in a shamanistic vision and modernised by Bodra.
The alphabet is also known as Varang Kshiti or Barang Kshiti. In Ho is is written 𑢹𑣗𑣁𑣜𑣊 𑣏𑣂𑣕𑣂 and pronounced [wɐrɐŋ ʧɪt̪ɪ].
The alphabet is used in primary and adult education and in various publications. About 2% of people who speak Ho are literate in their language. There are also ways to write Ho with the Devanagari, Odia and Latin alphabets.
Download an alphabet chart for Warang Citi (Excel)
Source: https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2012/12118-n4259-warang-citi.pdf
Information about Ho | Warang Citi alphabet for Ho | Numbers
Information about the Warang Citi alphabet
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warang_Citi
http://www.swarthmore.edu/SocSci/langhotspots/Ho/
https://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/U118A0.pdf
https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2012/12118-n4259-warang-citi.pdf
https://www.endangeredalphabets.net/alphabets/warang-citi/
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