Sorang Sompeng alphabet

Sorang Sompeng
𑃐𑃦𑃝𑃗 𑃐𑃦𑃖𑃛𑃣𑃗
Type
Languages Sora
Parent systems
Brahmi
  • Sorang Sompeng
Direction Left-to-right
ISO 15924 Sora, 398
Unicode alias
 Sora Sompeng
U+110D0–U+110FF

Sorang Sompeng script is used to write in Sora, a Munda language with 300,000 speakers in India. The script was created by Mangei Gomango in 1936 and is used in religious contexts.[1] He was familiar with Odia, Telugu and English.

The Sora language is also written in the Latin, Odia and Telugu scripts.[2]

Unicode

Sorang Sompeng script was added to the Unicode Standard in January, 2012 with the release of version 6.1.

Block

The Unicode block for Sorang Sompeng script, called Sora Sompeng, is U+110D0–U+110FF:

Sora Sompeng[1][2]
Official Unicode Consortium code chart (PDF)
 0123456789ABCDEF
U+110Dx 𑃐 𑃑 𑃒 𑃓 𑃔 𑃕 𑃖 𑃗 𑃘 𑃙 𑃚 𑃛 𑃜 𑃝 𑃞 𑃟
U+110Ex 𑃠 𑃡 𑃢 𑃣 𑃤 𑃥 𑃦 𑃧 𑃨
U+110Fx 𑃰 𑃱 𑃲 𑃳 𑃴 𑃵 𑃶 𑃷 𑃸 𑃹
Notes
1.^ As of Unicode version 11.0
2.^ Grey areas indicate non-assigned code points

Fonts

Microsoft Windows made a font called Nirmala UI, which supports Sora Sompeng.Google Noto is also making a font called Noto Sans Sora Sompeng.Here’s a bata version of it:

References

  1. ↑ Everson, Michael (2009-06-08). "Proposal for encoding the Sora Sompeng script in the UCS" (pdf). Working Group Document. International Organization for Standardization.
  2. ↑ Sorang Sompeng Script


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