Sorang Sompeng script

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.

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

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

  • Sorang Sompeng and Odia scripts for the Sora language.

Unicode

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

Block
Main article: Sora Sompeng (Unicode 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 13.0
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 beta version of it:

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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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