Odia Braille

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Odia Braille is one of the Bharati braille alphabets. Apart from using Hindi æ for Odia , it conforms to the letter values of the other Bharati scripts.[1]

Odia Braille
Script type
Print basis
Odia script
LanguagesOdia language
Related scripts
Parent systems
Indic

Alphabet

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The alphabet is as follows.[1] Vowel letters are used rather than diacritics, and they occur after consonants in their spoken order. For orthographic conventions, see Bharati Braille.

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ISO a ā i ī u ū e ai o au
Braille                    
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ISO r̥̄ l̥̄
Braille            
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ISO k kh g gh
Braille          
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ISO c ch j jh ñ
Braille          
Print ଡ଼ ଢ଼
ISO ṭh ḍh ṛh
Braille               
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ISO t th d dh n
Braille          
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ISO p ph b bh m
Braille          
Print ୱ/ଵ[2]
ISO y r l v
Braille            
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ISO ś s h
Braille        

There are two pre-formed conjuncts,

Print କ୍ଷ ଜ୍ଞ
ISO kṣ
Braille    

and the full range of syllable codas,

Print କ୍ କଂ କଃ କଁ କଽ
ISO Halant Anusvara Visarga Candrabindu Avagraha
Braille          

Punctuation

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See Bharati Braille#Punctuation.

References

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  1. ^ a b World Braille Usage, UNESCO, 2013
  2. ^ These have the same sound value in Odia, and UNESCO (2013) does not distinguish them.