Script
The orthodox Bishnupriyas claim that they have their own script, that is, the Devanagari script, which was used to write in the Bishnupriya language in its early years.
However, on introduction of modern education during the British period through the Bengali language the Bishnupriya Manipuri writers began to use the Assamese/Bengali script. This alphabet has consonant letters with dependent vowel signs (matras) as well as independent vowel letters. Punctuation marks and numerals are also used. Bishnupriya Manipuri is written from left to right and top to bottom, in the same manner as in English. Some of the consonants can combine with one another to make orthographic clusters (named conjuncts).
- Vowel Signs: া ি ী ু ূ ৃ ে ৈ ো ৌ
- Other diacritics: ৼ ং ঃ ঁ
- Independent vowels: অ আ ই ঈ উ ঊ এ ঐ ও ঔ
- Consonants: ক খ গ ঘ ঙ ছ জ ঝ ঞ ট ঠ ড ঢ ণ ত থ দ ধ ন প ফ ব ম য র ল শ ষ স হ ড় ঢ় য় ৱ
- Numbers: ০ ১ ২ ৩ ৪ ৫ ৬ ৭ ৮ ৯
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