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The '''Ol Chiki''' | The '''Ol Chiki''' script, alternatively known as '''Ol Chemetʼ''', or sometimes '''Santhali alphabet''', holds a vital role in the linguistic landscape. In 1925, it was ingeniously devised by Pandit [[Raghunath Murmu]] and has since become the official script for [[Santali language|Santali]], an [[Austroasiatic languages|Austroasiatic language]] endowed with the status of an official regional language in India. With a total of 30 letters, the script's design is intentionally reminiscent of organic forms, lending it a unique and nature-inspired aesthetic. | ||
Notably, Ol Chiki is written from left to right and possesses two forms: '''Chapa''' and '''Usara'''. However, it's important to mention that the latter form, Usara, remains absent from [[Unicode]] representation. In both of these forms, Ol Chiki was crafted as a unicameral script, eschewing the conventional division of uppercase and lowercase letters. This characteristic sets it apart as a distinctive and inventive writing system, celebrated for its cultural and linguistic significance. | |||
{{Quote|text=The shapes of the letters are not arbitrary, but reflect the names for the letters, which are words, usually the names of objects or actions representing conventionalized form in the pictorial shape of the characters.|sign=Norman Zide|source=<ref name="portal"/>}} | {{Quote|text=The shapes of the letters are not arbitrary, but reflect the names for the letters, which are words, usually the names of objects or actions representing conventionalized form in the pictorial shape of the characters.|sign=Norman Zide|source=<ref name="portal"/>}} | ||