Kurukh Banna Explained

Kurukh Banna
Languages:Kurukh
Type:Abugida
Time:1991 – present
Sample:Kurukh Banna script chart.png
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Kurukh Banna is an abugida made specifically for the Kurux language in 1991 by Basudev Ram Khalkho from Odisha, India. In Sundargarh district of Odisha the Kurukh Banna alphabet is taught and promoted by Kurukh Parha. Fonts have been developed and people are using it widely in books, magazines and other material. The alphabet is also used by Oraon people in the states of Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Jharkhand and Assam.[1]

Unicode

the script has been proposed for inclusion in Unicode, most recently in May 2023.[2]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mandal . Biswajit . Kurukh Banna . Omniglot.
  2. Web site: Mandal . Biswajit . Preliminary Proposal to Encode the Kurux Banna in UCS . 2023-05-05 . 2023-12-16 .