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Between 1981 and 1992, Mahendra Nath Sardar undertook the creation of the Ol Onal script for the [[Bhumij language]]. Prior to this development, the [[Bhumij people]] lacked a written form of their language, relying on oral transmission of knowledge from one generation to the next. To document the [[Bhumij language]], researchers had resorted to the use of scripts like [[Latin script|Latin]], [[Devanagari]], [[Bengali alphabet|Bengali]] and [[Odia script|Odia]]. However, the Bhumijs did not possess their own script until Sardar's invention of the Ol Onal script. | Between 1981 and 1992, Mahendra Nath Sardar undertook the creation of the Ol Onal script for the [[Bhumij language]]. Prior to this development, the [[Bhumij people]] lacked a written form of their language, relying on oral transmission of knowledge from one generation to the next. To document the [[Bhumij language]], researchers had resorted to the use of scripts like [[Latin script|Latin]], [[Devanagari]], [[Bengali alphabet|Bengali]] and [[Odia script|Odia]]. However, the Bhumijs did not possess their own script until Sardar's invention of the Ol Onal script. | ||
[[File:Mahendra Nath Sardar.jpg|thumb|right|''Ol Guru'' Mahendra Nath Sardar, creator of Ol Onal script.]] | |||
Prior to the creation of the Ol Onal script, the [[Bhumij language]] found expression in various scripts, including [[Bengali alphabet|Bengali]], [[Devanagari]], [[Odia script|Odia]], and [[Latin script|Latin]]. It's worth noting that Bhumij, as a language distinct from the [[Indo-Aryan languages|Indo-Aryan]] family, presented unique challenges when attempting to represent its phonemes using Indic scripts. Notably, Indic scripts lacked the requisite characters for Bhumij's complete set of phonemes, particularly its stop consonants and vowels. This limitation made it arduous to accurately transcribe the nuances of the language within an unmodified Indic script. | Prior to the creation of the Ol Onal script, the [[Bhumij language]] found expression in various scripts, including [[Bengali alphabet|Bengali]], [[Devanagari]], [[Odia script|Odia]], and [[Latin script|Latin]]. It's worth noting that Bhumij, as a language distinct from the [[Indo-Aryan languages|Indo-Aryan]] family, presented unique challenges when attempting to represent its phonemes using Indic scripts. Notably, Indic scripts lacked the requisite characters for Bhumij's complete set of phonemes, particularly its stop consonants and vowels. This limitation made it arduous to accurately transcribe the nuances of the language within an unmodified Indic script. | ||