Kaithi
| Kaithi Kayathi, Kayasthi šš¶šš² | |
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![]() KaithÄ« script chart divided into 10 vowels (š®š¹š«š©), 35 Basic Consonants (šššÆš°š©š°), 6 foreign sounds, 10 Vowel diacritics (š§š°šš¹šš©š°), 6 special diacritic marks, Kaithi numerals (ššš), enumeration & number signs and 5 Punctuation marks. | |
| Script type | |
Period | c. 16thāmid 20th century |
| Direction | Left-to-right |
| Languages | Bhojpuri, Magahi, Maithili (Primary)
Others: |
| Related scripts | |
Parent systems | |
Child systems | Sylheti Nagari |
Sister systems | |
| ISO 15924 | |
| ISO 15924 | Kthi (317), āKaithi |
| Unicode | |
Unicode alias | Kaithi |
| U+11080āU+110CF | |
| Brahmic scripts |
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| The Brahmi script and its descendants |
Kaithi (šš¶šš², Bhojpuri pronunciation: [kÉÉŖĢÆt̪ʰiĖ]), also called Kayathi (ššØšš²), Kayasthi (šš°šØš®š¹šš², Bhojpuri: [kÉjÉst̪ʰiĖ]), Kayastani, or Kaite Lipi (šš°š ššµ šŖš±š£š±) in Nepali,[1] is a Brahmic script historically used across parts of Northern and Eastern India. It was prevalent in regions corresponding to modern-day Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Jharkhand. The script was primarily utilized for legal, administrative, and private records and was adapted for a variety of Indo-Aryan languages, including Angika, Awadhi, Bajjika, Bhojpuri, Hindustani, Maithili, Magahi, Nagpuri, and Surjapuri.[2]


Etymology
The name Kaithi script is derived from the term Kayastha, a socio-professional group historically linked to writing, record-keeping and administration.[3] This community served in royal courts and later in British colonial administration, maintaining revenue records, legal documents, title deeds, and general correspondence.[4]

The Kaithi script is used in the multilingual stone inscription of King Pratap Malla, dated to 1654 CE. In this inscription, the name āKayathinÄgara Äkharaā (Newar: šš«š š¶š£šµšš¬ ššš¬, āKayathinagari scriptā) is used to refer to this script in Newar language.[5] This script is also known as Kaite Lipi in Nepali language.[1]
History

Documents in Kaithi are traceable to at least the 16th century. The script was widely used during the Mughal period. In the 1880s, during the British Raj, the script was recognised as the official script of the law courts of Bihar. Kaithi was the most widely used script of North India west of Bengal. In 1854, 77,368 school primers were in Kaithi script, as compared to 25,151 in Devanagari and 24,302 in Mahajani.[6] Among the three scripts widely used in the 'Hindi Belt', Kaithi was widely perceived to be neutral, as it was used by both Hindus and Muslims alike for day-to-day correspondence, financial and administrative activities, while Devanagari was used by Hindus and Persian script by Muslims for religious literature and education. This made Kaithi increasingly unfavorable to the more conservative and religiously inclined members of society who insisted on Devanagari-based and Persian-based transcription of Hindi dialects. As a result of their influence and due to the wide availability of Devanagari type as opposed to the incredibly large variability of Kaithi, Devanagari was promoted, particularly in the Northwest Provinces, which covers present-day Uttar Pradesh.[7]
In the late 19th century, John Nesfield in Oudh, George Campbell of Inverneill in Bihar and a committee in Bengal all advocated for the use of Kaithi script in education.[8] Many legal documents were written in Kaithi, and from 1950 to 1954 it was the official legal script of Bihar district courts. Present day Bihar courts struggle to read old Kaithi documents.[9]
Classes
On the basis of local variants Kaithi can be divided into three classes viz. Bhojpuri, Magahi and Trihuti.[10]

Bhojpuri
This was used in Bhojpuri speaking regions and was considered as the most legible style of Kaithi.[10]
Magahi
Native to Magah or Magadh it lies between Bhojpuri and Trihuti.[10]
Tirhuti
It was used in Maithili speaking regions and was considered as the most elegant style.[10]
Vowels
Kaithi vowels have independent (initial) and dependent (diacritic) forms:
| Trans. | Shown with āØšā© | Trans. | Shown with āØšā© | |
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| Open | š a
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š
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šš° Ä
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šš°
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| Closed | š
š± i
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šš±
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šš² Ä«
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šš²
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| Closed rounded | šš³ u
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šš³
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šš“ Å«
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šš“
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| Mid | ššµ e
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ššµ
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šš¶ ai
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šš¶
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| Mid rounded | šš· o
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šš·
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ššø au
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ššø
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Diacritics
Several diacritics are employed to change the meaning of letters:
| Diacritic | Name | Function |
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š
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chandrabindu | A chandrabindu denotes nasalisation although it is not normally used with Kaithi.[4] |
š
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anusvara | An anusvara in Kaithi represents true vowel nasalisation.[4] For example, šš, kaį¹. |
š
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visarga | Visarga is a Sanskrit holdover originally representing /h/. For example, šš kaįø„.[4] |
š¹
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halanta | A virama removes a consonant's inherent a and in some cases forms consonant clusters. Compare š§š„ maba with š§š¹š„ mba.[11] |
šŗ
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nuqta | A nuqta is used to extend letters to represent non-native sounds. For example, š ja + nuqta = ššŗ, which represents Arabic zayin.[4] |
Consonants
Consonants are called KakahÄrÄ (šššÆš°š©š°) in Kaithi. The formal Sanskrit-based terminology Vyanjan (š«š¹šØšš¹šš¢) is also used sometimes. All Kaithi consonants have an inherent /a/ vowel:
š k IPA: /k/
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š kh IPA: /kʰ/
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š g IPA: /É”/
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š gh IPA: /ɔʱ/
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š į¹
IPA: /Å/
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š c IPA: /c/
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š ch IPA: /tŹŹ°/
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š j IPA: /É/
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š jh IPA: /dŹŹ±/
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š Ʊ IPA: /ɲ/
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š į¹ IPA: /Ź/
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š į¹h IPA: /ŹŹ°/
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š įø IPA: /É/
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š įøh IPA: /ÉŹ±/
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š į¹ IPA: /ɳ/
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š t IPA: /tĢŖ/
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š th IPA: /t̪ʰ/
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š d IPA: /dĢŖ/
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š” dh IPA: /d̪ʱ/
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š¢ n IPA: /n/
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š£ p IPA: /p/
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š¤ ph IPA: /pʰ/
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š„ b IPA: /b/
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š¦ bh IPA: /bʱ/
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š§ m IPA: /m/
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šØ y IPA: /j/
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š© r IPA: /ɾ/
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šŖ l IPA: /l/
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š« v IPA: /Ź/
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š¬ Å IPA: /É/
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š į¹£ IPA: /Ź/
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š® s IPA: /s/
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šÆ h IPA: /ɦ/
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| Stricture ā | Occlusives | Sonorants | ||||||||
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| Articulation ā | Plosives & Affricates | Nasal | Approximant | Rhotic[note 1] | Fricative | |||||
| Voicing ā | Voiceless | Voiced | Voiced | Voiced | Voiceless | Voiced | ||||
| Aspiration ā | Unaspirated | Aspirated | Unaspirated | Aspirated | Unaspirated | Aspirated | ||||
| Velar | š k IPA: /k/
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š kh IPA: /kʰ/
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š g IPA: /É”/
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š gh IPA: /ɔʱ/
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š į¹
IPA: /Å/
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| (Alveolo-) Palatal | š c IPA: /c/
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š ch IPA: /tŹŹ°/
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š j IPA: /É/
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š jh IPA: /dŹŹ±/
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š Ʊ IPA: /ɲ/
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šØ y IPA: /j/
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š¬ Å IPA: /É/
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| Retroflex | š į¹ IPA: /Ź/
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š į¹h IPA: /ŹŹ°/
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š įø IPA: /É/
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š įøh IPA: /ÉŹ±/
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š į¹ IPA: /ɳ/
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š į¹ IPA: /ɽ/
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š į¹h IPA: /ɽʱ/
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š į¹£ IPA: /Ź/
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| (Denti-) Alveolar | š t IPA: /tĢŖ/
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š th IPA: /t̪ʰ/
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š d IPA: /dĢŖ/
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š” dh IPA: /d̪ʱ/
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š¢ n IPA: /n/
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šŖ l IPA: /l/
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š© r IPA: /ɾ/
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š©š¹šÆ rh IPA: /ɾʱ/
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š® s IPA: /s/
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| Labial | š£ p IPA: /p/
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š¤ ph IPA: /pʰ/
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š„ b IPA: /b/
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š¦ bh IPA: /bʱ/
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š§ m IPA: /m/
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š« v IPA: /Ź/
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| Glottal | šÆ h IPA: /ɦ/
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Notes:
- ā Bhojpuri rhotics are unique because they preserve a high frequency of /ɽʱ/, which has become rare or merged in other Indo-Aryan languages like Hindi. Furthermore, unlike the standard alveolar /ɾ/, Bhojpuri utilises them in distinct morphophonemic patterns, where flaps and taps alternate regularly to signal grammatical changes or emphasis.
- ā The letter š is made using the š with the (šŗ) mark.
- ā The letter š is made using the š with the (šŗ) mark.
- ā There is no universal way of denoting this phoneme. Some scribes used š©š¹šÆ in old texts, while others used š© without the (š¹) mark, while others wrote an unligated conjunct with a virama (š©š¹āšÆ). The reader infers the phoneme from context.
Consonant Ligatures
In the Kaithi script, conjunct consonant ligatures called Sanyuktakshar ( š®ššØš³šš¹šš°šš©, romanised: Sanyuktachhar ), are generally less complex and standardised than those found in Devanagari, because of the morphology of the languages Kaithi is written in. In spoken Bhojpuri, Magadhi, Maithili and Awadhi, there is significant simplification of consonant clusters through metathesis. Complex phonemes like /ksha/ (Dev: ą¤ą„ष / Kthi: šš¹š ) from Sanskrit are instead replaced by simpler phonemes like /cha/ (š).[14]
- Example 1: The word karma (Dev: ą¤ą¤°ą„म) becomes karam (Kthi: šš©š§)
- Example 2: The word Sanyuktakshar (Dev: ą¤øą¤ą¤Æą„ą¤ą„ą¤¤ą¤¾ą¤ą„षर) becomes Sanyuktachhar (Kthi: š®ššØš³šš¹šš°šš©)
The second reason is Kaithi's orthographic nature. Because Kaithi was optimised by removing the shirorekha, to efficiently and rapidly transcribe information through continuous rapid strokes, historically, scribes have often avoided complex conjunct forms. Instead, they preferred to write the consonants sequentially, using an explicit virama (š¹) to suppress the inherent vowel. However, ligated forms also exist, particularly in the Tirhuti class of Kaithi.[14][15]
Example: The conjunct mba can be rendered as:
- š§ + š¹ + š„ ā š§š¹āš„
the same conjunct mba can be ligated as:
- š§ + š¹ + š„ ā š§š¹š„
When ligatures are employed, they typically follow two primary structural patterns:
- Vertical Stacking: The trailing consonant is written directly below the leading consonant. This method is predominantly used for homorganic nasals and geminates.
šš¹š kka IPA: /kĖ/
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š£š¹š pta IPA: /ptĢŖa/
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- Half-Forms: The distinctive right vertical stem of the leading consonant is removed, and the remaining left half is joined horizontally to the subsequent consonant
š§š¹š„ mba IPA: /mba/
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š®š¹š sta IPA: /stĢŖa/
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šš¹š ksha IPA: /kŹa/
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Common Double Consonants
Geminates are among the most frequently encountered ligatures in historical Kaithi manuscripts. They can be ligated or unligated, depending upon the scribe.
šš¹š kka IPA: /kĖ/
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šš¹š tta IPA: /tĢŖĖ/
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š¢š¹š¢ nna IPA: /nĖ/
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š§š¹š§ mma IPA: /mĖ/
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šŖš¹šŖ lla IPA: /lĖ/
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Rhotic Ligation
Similar to Devanagari, when the consonant /ɾa/ (š©) is part of a conjunct, it takes on a specialised reduced shape depending on its position in the consonant cluster.
- Initial consonant (Repha): When /ɾa/ precedes another consonant like in /ɾma/, it is written as a repha (š©šµš¤). In Kaithi, the repha is a small, curved stroke placed above and slightly to the right of the following consonant. Because Kaithi was often written rapidly without a shirorekha, the exact placement of the repha could float somewhat loosely above the character it modified.[15]
š©š¹š§ rma IPA: /ɾma/
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š©š¹š rtha IPA: /ɾt̪ʰ/
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š©š¹š rg IPA: /ɾɔ/
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- Second consonant (Rakar): When /ɾa/ follows another consonant like in /pɾa/, it is written as a rakar (š©šš°š©). For characters with a vertical right stem like /pa/ (š£) or /ka/ (š), the rakar is usually a short, diagonal stroke attached to the lower half of that stem. For characters lacking a straight right stem like /Źa/ (š), the rakar often attaches to the bottom of the letterform.[15]
šš¹š© kra IPA: /kɾa/
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š£š¹š© pra IPA: /pɾa/
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šš¹š© tra IPA: /t̪ɾa/
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šš¹š© į¹ra IPA: /ŹÉ¾a/
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Below is a comprehensive table of all 1225 possible biconsonantal Kaithi conjunct clusters. The derived characters /ɽ/ (š) and /ɽʱ/ (š) have also been included. Some of the ligated conjuncts may not be viable combinations in any language.
| Consonants | š | š | š | š | š | š | š | š | š | š | š | š | š | š | š | š | š | š | š” | š¢ | š£ | š¤ | š„ | š¦ | š§ | šØ | š©[ii] | šŖ | š« | š¬ | š | š® | šÆ | š | š |
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| š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š” | šš¹š¢ | šš¹š£ | šš¹š¤ | šš¹š„ | šš¹š¦ | šš¹š§ | šš¹šØ | šš¹š© | šš¹šŖ | šš¹š« | šš¹š¬ | šš¹š | šš¹š® | šš¹šÆ | šš¹š | šš¹š |
| š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š” | šš¹š¢ | šš¹š£ | šš¹š¤ | šš¹š„ | šš¹š¦ | šš¹š§ | šš¹šØ | šš¹š© | šš¹šŖ | šš¹š« | šš¹š¬ | šš¹š | šš¹š® | šš¹šÆ | šš¹š | šš¹š |
| š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š” | šš¹š¢ | šš¹š£ | šš¹š¤ | šš¹š„ | šš¹š¦ | šš¹š§ | šš¹šØ | šš¹š© | šš¹šŖ | šš¹š« | šš¹š¬ | šš¹š | šš¹š® | šš¹šÆ | šš¹š | šš¹š |
| š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š” | šš¹š¢ | šš¹š£ | šš¹š¤ | šš¹š„ | šš¹š¦ | šš¹š§ | šš¹šØ | šš¹š© | šš¹šŖ | šš¹š« | šš¹š¬ | šš¹š | šš¹š® | šš¹šÆ | šš¹š | šš¹š |
| š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š” | šš¹š¢ | šš¹š£ | šš¹š¤ | šš¹š„ | šš¹š¦ | šš¹š§ | šš¹šØ | šš¹š© | šš¹šŖ | šš¹š« | šš¹š¬ | šš¹š | šš¹š® | šš¹šÆ | šš¹š | šš¹š |
| š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š” | šš¹š¢ | šš¹š£ | šš¹š¤ | šš¹š„ | šš¹š¦ | šš¹š§ | šš¹šØ | šš¹š© | šš¹šŖ | šš¹š« | šš¹š¬ | šš¹š | šš¹š® | šš¹šÆ | šš¹š | šš¹š |
| š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š” | šš¹š¢ | šš¹š£ | šš¹š¤ | šš¹š„ | šš¹š¦ | šš¹š§ | šš¹šØ | šš¹š© | šš¹šŖ | šš¹š« | šš¹š¬ | šš¹š | šš¹š® | šš¹šÆ | šš¹š | šš¹š |
| š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š” | šš¹š¢ | šš¹š£ | šš¹š¤ | šš¹š„ | šš¹š¦ | šš¹š§ | šš¹šØ | šš¹š© | šš¹šŖ | šš¹š« | šš¹š¬ | šš¹š | šš¹š® | šš¹šÆ | šš¹š | šš¹š |
| š [iii] | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š” | šš¹š¢ | šš¹š£ | šš¹š¤ | šš¹š„ | šš¹š¦ | šš¹š§ | šš¹šØ | šš¹š© | šš¹šŖ | šš¹š« | šš¹š¬ | šš¹š | šš¹š® | šš¹šÆ | šš¹š | šš¹š |
| š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š” | šš¹š¢ | šš¹š£ | šš¹š¤ | šš¹š„ | šš¹š¦ | šš¹š§ | šš¹šØ | šš¹š© | šš¹šŖ | šš¹š« | šš¹š¬ | šš¹š | šš¹š® | šš¹šÆ | šš¹š | šš¹š |
| š [iv] | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š” | šš¹š¢ | šš¹š£ | šš¹š¤ | šš¹š„ | šš¹š¦ | šš¹š§ | šš¹šØ | šš¹š© | šš¹šŖ | šš¹š« | šš¹š¬ | šš¹š | šš¹š® | šš¹šÆ | šš¹š | šš¹š |
| š [iv] | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š” | šš¹š¢ | šš¹š£ | šš¹š¤ | šš¹š„ | šš¹š¦ | šš¹š§ | šš¹šØ | šš¹š© | šš¹šŖ | šš¹š« | šš¹š¬ | šš¹š | šš¹š® | šš¹šÆ | šš¹š | šš¹š |
| š [iv] | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š” | šš¹š¢ | šš¹š£ | šš¹š¤ | šš¹š„ | šš¹š¦ | šš¹š§ | šš¹šØ | šš¹š© | šš¹šŖ | šš¹š« | šš¹š¬ | šš¹š | šš¹š® | šš¹šÆ | šš¹š | šš¹š |
| š [iv] | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š” | šš¹š¢ | šš¹š£ | šš¹š¤ | šš¹š„ | šš¹š¦ | šš¹š§ | šš¹šØ | šš¹š© | šš¹šŖ | šš¹š« | šš¹š¬ | šš¹š | šš¹š® | šš¹šÆ | šš¹š | šš¹š |
| š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š” | šš¹š¢ | šš¹š£ | šš¹š¤ | šš¹š„ | šš¹š¦ | šš¹š§ | šš¹šØ | šš¹š© | šš¹šŖ | šš¹š« | šš¹š¬ | šš¹š | šš¹š® | šš¹šÆ | šš¹š | šš¹š |
| š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š” | šš¹š¢ | šš¹š£ | šš¹š¤ | šš¹š„ | šš¹š¦ | šš¹š§ | šš¹šØ | šš¹š© | šš¹šŖ | šš¹š« | šš¹š¬ | šš¹š | šš¹š® | šš¹šÆ | šš¹š | šš¹š |
| š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š” | šš¹š¢ | šš¹š£ | šš¹š¤ | šš¹š„ | šš¹š¦ | šš¹š§ | šš¹šØ | šš¹š© | šš¹šŖ | šš¹š« | šš¹š¬ | šš¹š | šš¹š® | šš¹šÆ | šš¹š | šš¹š |
| š [iii] | š š¹š | š š¹š | š š¹š | š š¹š | š š¹š | š š¹š | š š¹š | š š¹š | š š¹š | š š¹š | š š¹š | š š¹š | š š¹š | š š¹š | š š¹š | š š¹š | š š¹š | š š¹š | š š¹š” | š š¹š¢ | š š¹š£ | š š¹š¤ | š š¹š„ | š š¹š¦ | š š¹š§ | š š¹šØ | š š¹š© | š š¹šŖ | š š¹š« | š š¹š¬ | š š¹š | š š¹š® | š š¹šÆ | š š¹š | š š¹š |
| š” | š”š¹š | š”š¹š | š”š¹š | š”š¹š | š”š¹š | š”š¹š | š”š¹š | š”š¹š | š”š¹š | š”š¹š | š”š¹š | š”š¹š | š”š¹š | š”š¹š | š”š¹š | š”š¹š | š”š¹š | š”š¹š | š”š¹š” | š”š¹š¢ | š”š¹š£ | š”š¹š¤ | š”š¹š„ | š”š¹š¦ | š”š¹š§ | š”š¹šØ | š”š¹š© | š”š¹šŖ | š”š¹š« | š”š¹š¬ | š”š¹š | š”š¹š® | š”š¹šÆ | š”š¹š | š”š¹š |
| š¢ | š¢š¹š | š¢š¹š | š¢š¹š | š¢š¹š | š¢š¹š | š¢š¹š | š¢š¹š | š¢š¹š | š¢š¹š | š¢š¹š | š¢š¹š | š¢š¹š | š¢š¹š | š¢š¹š | š¢š¹š | š¢š¹š | š¢š¹š | š¢š¹š | š¢š¹š” | š¢š¹š¢ | š¢š¹š£ | š¢š¹š¤ | š¢š¹š„ | š¢š¹š¦ | š¢š¹š¦ | š¢š¹šØ | š¢š¹š© | š¢š¹šŖ | š¢š¹š« | š¢š¹š¬ | š¢š¹š | š¢š¹š® | š¢š¹šÆ | š¢š¹š | š¢š¹š |
| š£ | š£š¹š | š£š¹š | š£š¹š | š£š¹š | š£š¹š | š£š¹š | š£š¹š | š£š¹š | š£š¹š | š£š¹š | š£š¹š | š£š¹š | š£š¹š | š£š¹š | š£š¹š | š£š¹š | š£š¹š | š£š¹š | š£š¹š” | š£š¹š¢ | š£š¹š£ | š£š¹š¤ | š£š¹š„ | š£š¹š¦ | š£š¹š§ | š£š¹šØ | š£š¹š© | š£š¹šŖ | š£š¹š« | š£š¹š¬ | š£š¹š | š£š¹š® | š£š¹šÆ | š£š¹š | š£š¹š |
| š¤ | š¤š¹š | š¤š¹š | š¤š¹š | š¤š¹š | š¤š¹š | š¤š¹š | š¤š¹š | š¤š¹š | š¤š¹š | š¤š¹š | š¤š¹š | š¤š¹š | š¤š¹š | š¤š¹š | š¤š¹š | š¤š¹š | š¤š¹š | š¤š¹š | š¤š¹š” | š¤š¹š¢ | š¤š¹š£ | š¤š¹š¤ | š¤š¹š„ | š¤š¹š¦ | š¤š¹š§ | š¤š¹šØ | š¤š¹š© | š¤š¹šŖ | š¤š¹š« | š¤š¹š¬ | š¤š¹š | š¤š¹š® | š¤š¹šÆ | š¤š¹š | š¤š¹š |
| š„ | š„š¹š | š„š¹š | š„š¹š | š„š¹š | š„š¹š | š„š¹š | š„š¹š | š„š¹š | š„š¹š | š„š¹š | š„š¹š | š„š¹š | š„š¹š | š„š¹š | š„š¹š | š„š¹š | š„š¹š | š„š¹š | š„š¹š” | š„š¹š¢ | š„š¹š£ | š„š¹š¤ | š„š¹š„ | š„š¹š¦ | š„š¹š§ | š„š¹šØ | š„š¹š© | š„š¹šŖ | š„š¹š« | š„š¹š¬ | š„š¹š | š„š¹š® | š„š¹šÆ | š„š¹š | š„š¹š |
| š¦ | š¦š¹š | š¦š¹š | š¦š¹š | š¦š¹š | š¦š¹š | š¦š¹š | š¦š¹š | š¦š¹š | š¦š¹š | š¦š¹š | š¦š¹š | š¦š¹š | š¦š¹š | š¦š¹š | š¦š¹š | š¦š¹š | š¦š¹š | š¦š¹š | š¦š¹š” | š¦š¹š¢ | š¦š¹š£ | š¦š¹š¤ | š¦š¹š„ | š¦š¹š¦ | š¦š¹š§ | š¦š¹šØ | š¦š¹š© | š¦š¹šŖ | š¦š¹š« | š¦š¹š¬ | š¦š¹š | š¦š¹š® | š¦š¹šÆ | š¦š¹š | š¦š¹š |
| š§ | š§š¹š | š§š¹š | š§š¹š | š§š¹š | š§š¹š | š§š¹š | š§š¹š | š§š¹š | š§š¹š | š§š¹š | š§š¹š | š§š¹š | š§š¹š | š§š¹š | š§š¹š | š§š¹š | š§š¹š | š§š¹š | š§š¹š” | š§š¹š¢ | š§š¹š£ | š§š¹š¤ | š§š¹š„ | š§š¹š¦ | š§š¹š§ | š§š¹šØ | š§š¹š© | š§š¹šŖ | š§š¹š« | š§š¹š¬ | š§š¹š | š§š¹š® | š§š¹šÆ | š§š¹š | š§š¹š |
| šØ | šØš¹š | šØš¹š | šØš¹š | šØš¹š | šØš¹š | šØš¹š | šØš¹š | šØš¹š | šØš¹š | šØš¹š | šØš¹š | šØš¹š | šØš¹š | šØš¹š | šØš¹š | šØš¹š | šØš¹š | šØš¹š | šØš¹š” | šØš¹š¢ | šØš¹š£ | šØš¹š¤ | šØš¹š„ | šØš¹š¦ | šØš¹š§ | šØš¹šØ | šØš¹š© | šØš¹šŖ | šØš¹š« | šØš¹š¬ | šØš¹š | šØš¹š® | šØš¹šÆ | šØš¹š | šØš¹š |
| š© [v] | š©š¹š | š©š¹š | š©š¹š | š©š¹š | š©š¹š | š©š¹š | š©š¹š | š©š¹š | š©š¹š | š©š¹š | š©š¹š | š©š¹š | š©š¹š | š©š¹š | š©š¹š | š©š¹š | š©š¹š | š©š¹š | š©š¹š” | š©š¹š¢ | š©š¹š£ | š©š¹š¤ | š©š¹š„ | š©š¹š¦ | š©š¹š§ | š©š¹šØ | š©š¹š© | š©š¹šŖ | š©š¹š« | š©š¹š¬ | š©š¹š | š©š¹š® | š©š¹šÆ | š©š¹š | š©š¹š |
| šŖ [vi] | šŖš¹š | šŖš¹š | šŖš¹š | šŖš¹š | šŖš¹š | šŖš¹š | šŖš¹š | šŖš¹š | šŖš¹š | šŖš¹š | šŖš¹š | šŖš¹š | šŖš¹š | šŖš¹š | šŖš¹š | šŖš¹š | šŖš¹š | šŖš¹š | šŖš¹š” | šŖš¹š¢ | šŖš¹š£ | šŖš¹š¤ | šŖš¹š„ | šŖš¹š¦ | šŖš¹š§ | šŖš¹šØ | šŖš¹š© | šŖš¹šŖ | šŖš¹š« | šŖš¹š¬ | šŖš¹š | šŖš¹š® | šŖš¹šÆ | šŖš¹š | šŖš¹š |
| š« | š«š¹š | š«š¹š | š«š¹š | š«š¹š | š«š¹š | š«š¹š | š«š¹š | š«š¹š | š«š¹š | š«š¹š | š«š¹š | š«š¹š | š«š¹š | š«š¹š | š«š¹š | š«š¹š | š«š¹š | š«š¹š | š«š¹š” | š«š¹š¢ | š«š¹š£ | š«š¹š¤ | š«š¹š„ | š«š¹š¦ | š«š¹š§ | š«š¹šØ | š«š¹š© | š«š¹šŖ | š«š¹š« | š«š¹š¬ | š«š¹š | š«š¹š® | š«š¹šÆ | š«š¹š | š«š¹š |
| š¬ | š¬š¹š | š¬š¹š | š¬š¹š | š¬š¹š | š¬š¹š | š¬š¹š | š¬š¹š | š¬š¹š | š¬š¹š | š¬š¹š | š¬š¹š | š¬š¹š | š¬š¹š | š¬š¹š | š¬š¹š | š¬š¹š | š¬š¹š | š¬š¹š | š¬š¹š” | š¬š¹š¢ | š¬š¹š£ | š¬š¹š¤ | š¬š¹š„ | š¬š¹š¦ | š¬š¹š§ | š¬š¹šØ | š¬š¹š© | š¬š¹šŖ | š¬š¹š« | š¬š¹š¬ | š¬š¹š | š¬š¹š® | š¬š¹šÆ | š¬š¹š | š¬š¹š |
| š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š” | šš¹š¢ | šš¹š£ | šš¹š¤ | šš¹š„ | šš¹š¦ | šš¹š§ | šš¹šØ | šš¹š© | šš¹šŖ | šš¹š« | šš¹š¬ | šš¹š | šš¹š® | šš¹šÆ | šš¹š | šš¹š |
| š® | š®š¹š | š®š¹š | š®š¹š | š®š¹š | š®š¹š | š®š¹š | š®š¹š | š®š¹š | š®š¹š | š®š¹š | š®š¹š | š®š¹š | š®š¹š | š®š¹š | š®š¹š | š®š¹š | š®š¹š | š®š¹š | š®š¹š” | š®š¹š¢ | š®š¹š£ | š®š¹š¤ | š®š¹š„ | š®š¹š¦ | š®š¹š§ | š®š¹šØ | š®š¹š© | š®š¹šŖ | š®š¹š« | š®š¹š¬ | š®š¹š | š®š¹š® | š®š¹šÆ | š®š¹š | š®š¹š |
| šÆ | šÆš¹š | šÆš¹š | šÆš¹š | šÆš¹š | šÆš¹š | šÆš¹š | šÆš¹š | šÆš¹š | šÆš¹š | šÆš¹š | šÆš¹š | šÆš¹š | šÆš¹š | šÆš¹š | šÆš¹š | šÆš¹š | šÆš¹š | šÆš¹š | šÆš¹š” | šÆš¹š¢ | šÆš¹š£ | šÆš¹š¤ | šÆš¹š„ | šÆš¹š¦ | šÆš¹š§ | šÆš¹šØ | šÆš¹š© | šÆš¹šŖ | šÆš¹š« | šÆš¹š¬ | šÆš¹š | šÆš¹š® | šÆš¹šÆ | šÆš¹š | šÆš¹š |
| š [iv] | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š” | šš¹š¢ | šš¹š£ | šš¹š¤ | šš¹š„ | šš¹š¦ | šš¹š§ | šš¹šØ | šš¹š© | šš¹šŖ | šš¹š« | šš¹š¬ | šš¹š | šš¹š® | šš¹šÆ | šš¹š | šš¹š |
| š [iv] | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š | šš¹š” | šš¹š¢ | šš¹š£ | šš¹š¤ | šš¹š„ | šš¹š¦ | šš¹š§ | šš¹šØ | šš¹š© | šš¹šŖ | šš¹š« | šš¹š¬ | šš¹š | šš¹š® | šš¹šÆ | šš¹š | šš¹š |
| š«š¹šØšš¹šš¢ | š | š | š | š | š | š | š | š | š | š | š | š | š | š | š | š | š | š | š” | š¢ | š£ | š¤ | š„ | š¦ | š§ | šØ | š©[vii] | šŖ | š« | š¬ | š | š® | šÆ | š | š |
- ā Grierson classifies in Plate III . into Strong, Weak and Mixed conjuncts. The class of Kaithi is Tirhuta, with more vertically stacked ligatures.
- ā This letter acts as rakar (š©šš°š©) diacritic when it is second in a conjunct.
- 1 2 This letter lacks ligated forms as the initial consonant in both Unicode and in Grierson's Plate III.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 This retroflex letter lacks ligated forms as the initial consonant in both Unicode and in Grierson's Plate III.
- ā This letter acts as repha (š©šµš¤) diacritic when it is first in a conjunct.
- ā This letter lacks ligated forms in Unicode, but has half-stacked ligated forms in Grierson's Plate III.
- ā This letter acts as rakar (š©šš°š©) diacritic when it is second in a conjunct.
Vowel diacritics

The following table shows the list of vowel diacritics on consonants.
| ą„ | š | š | š | š | š | š | š | š | š | š | šš | šš |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| šš¹ | š | šš° | šš± | šš² | šš³ | šš“ | ššµ | šš¶ | šš· | ššø | šš | šš |
| šš¹ | š | šš° | šš± | šš² | šš³ | šš“ | ššµ | šš¶ | šš· | ššø | šš | šš |
| šš¹ | š | šš° | šš± | šš² | šš³ | šš“ | ššµ | šš¶ | šš· | ššø | šš | šš |
| šš¹ | š | šš° | šš± | šš² | šš³ | šš“ | ššµ | šš¶ | šš· | ššø | šš | šš |
| š š¹ | š | šš° | šš± | šš² | šš³ | šš“ | ššµ | šš¶ | šš· | ššø | šš | šš |
| šš¹ | š | šš° | šš± | šš² | šš³ | šš“ | ššµ | šš¶ | šš· | ššø | šš | šš |
| šš¹ | š | šš° | šš± | šš² | šš³ | šš“ | ššµ | šš¶ | šš· | ššø | šš | šš |
| šš¹ | š | šš° | šš± | šš² | šš³ | šš“ | ššµ | šš¶ | šš· | ššø | šš | šš |
| šš¹ | š | šš° | šš± | šš² | šš³ | šš“ | ššµ | šš¶ | šš· | ššø | šš | šš |
| šš¹ | š | šš° | šš± | šš² | šš³ | šš“ | ššµ | šš¶ | šš· | ššø | šš | šš |
| š š¹ | š | šš° | šš± | šš² | šš³ | šš“ | ššµ | šš¶ | šš· | ššø | šš | šš |
| šš¹ | š | šš° | šš± | šš² | šš³ | šš“ | ššµ | šš¶ | šš· | ššø | šš | šš |
| šš¹ | š | šš° | šš± | šš² | šš³ | šš“ | ššµ | šš¶ | šš· | ššø | šš | šš |
| šš¹ | š | šš° | šš± | šš² | šš³ | šš“ | ššµ | šš¶ | šš· | ššø | šš | šš |
| šš¹ | š | šš° | šš± | šš² | šš³ | šš“ | ššµ | šš¶ | šš· | ššø | šš | šš |
| šš¹ | š | šš° | šš± | šš² | šš³ | šš“ | ššµ | šš¶ | šš· | ššø | šš | šš |
| šš¹ | š | šš° | šš± | šš² | šš³ | šš“ | ššµ | šš¶ | šš· | ššø | šš | šš |
| š š¹ | š | š š° | š š± | š š² | š š³ | š š“ | š šµ | š š¶ | š š· | š šø | š š | š š |
| š”š¹ | š” | š”š° | š”š± | š”š² | š”š³ | š”š“ | š”šµ | š”š¶ | š”š· | š”šø | š”š | š”š |
| š¢š¹ | š¢ | š¢š° | š¢š± | š¢š² | š¢š³ | š¢š“ | š¢šµ | š¢š¶ | š¢š· | š¢šø | š¢š | š¢š |
| š£š¹ | š£ | š£š° | š£š± | š£š² | š£š³ | š£š“ | š£šµ | š£š¶ | š£š· | š£šø | š£š | š£š |
| š¤š¹ | š¤ | š¤š° | š¤š± | š¤š² | š¤š³ | š¤š“ | š¤šµ | š¤š¶ | š¤š· | š¤šø | š¤š | š¤š |
| š„š¹ | š„ | š„š° | š„š± | š„š² | š„š³ | š„š“ | š„šµ | š„š¶ | š„š· | š„šø | š„š | š„š |
| š¦š¹ | š¦ | š¦š° | š¦š± | š¦š² | š¦š³ | š¦š“ | š¦šµ | š¦š¶ | š¦š· | š¦šø | š¦š | š¦š |
| š§š¹ | š§ | š§š° | š§š± | š§š² | š§š³ | š§š“ | š§šµ | š§š¶ | š§š· | š§šø | š§š | š§š |
| šØš¹ | šØ | šØš° | šØš± | šØš² | šØš³ | šØš“ | šØšµ | šØš¶ | šØš· | šØšø | šØš | šØš |
| š©š¹ | š© | š©š° | š©š± | š©š² | š©š³ | š©š“ | š©šµ | š©š¶ | š©š· | š©šø | š©š | š©š |
| šŖš¹ | šŖ | šŖš° | šŖš± | šŖš² | šŖš³ | šŖš“ | šŖšµ | šŖš¶ | šŖš· | šŖšø | šŖš | šŖš |
| š«š¹ | š« | š«š° | š«š± | š«š² | š«š³ | š«š“ | š«šµ | š«š¶ | š«š· | š«šø | š«š | š«š |
| š¬š¹ | š¬ | š¬š° | š¬š± | š¬š² | š¬š³ | š¬š“ | š¬šµ | š¬š¶ | š¬š· | š¬šø | š¬š | š¬š |
| šš¹ | š | šš° | šš± | šš² | šš³ | šš“ | ššµ | šš¶ | šš· | ššø | šš | šš |
| š®š¹ | š® | š®š° | š®š± | š®š² | š®š³ | š®š“ | š®šµ | š®š¶ | š®š· | š®šø | š®š | š®š |
| šÆš¹ | šÆ | šÆš° | šÆš± | šÆš² | šÆš³ | šÆš“ | šÆšµ | šÆš¶ | šÆš· | šÆšø | šÆš | šÆš |
Signs and punctuation
Kaithi has several script-specific punctuation marks:
| Sign | Description |
|---|---|
| š» | The abbreviation sign is one method of representing abbreviations in Kaithi.[4] For example, šŖš±šš±šš§ can be abbreviated as šŖš²š».[4] |
| š½ | The number sign is used with digits for enumerated lists and numerical sequences.[4] It can appear above, below, or before a digit or sequence of digits.[4] For example, š½ą„§ą„Øą„©. |
| š¼ | The enumeration sign is a spacing version of the number sign.[11] It always appears before a digit or sequence of digits (never above or below). |
| š¾ | The section sign indicates the end of a sentence.[11] |
| šæ | The double section sign indicates the end of a larger section of text, such as a paragraph.[11] |
| š | Danda is a Kaithi-specific danda, which can mark the end of a sentence or line. |
| š | Double danda is a Kaithi-specific double danda. |
General punctuation is also used with Kaithi:
- + plus sign can be used to mark phrase boundaries
- ā hyphen and - hyphen-minus can be used for hyphenation
- āø± word separator middle dot can be used as a word boundary (as can a hyphen)
Numerals

Kaithi uses stylistic variants of Devanagari numeral. It also uses common Indic number signs for fractions and unit marks.[11]
Sample text
The following text is Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, written in various languages using the Kaithi script:
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Unicode
Kaithi script was added to the Unicode Standard in October 2009 with the release of version 5.2.
The Unicode block for Kaithi is U+11080āU+110CF:
| Kaithi[1][2] Official Unicode Consortium code chart (PDF) | ||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | A | B | C | D | E | F | |
| U+1108x | š | š | š | š | š | š | š | š | š | š | š | š | š | š | š | š |
| U+1109x | š | š | š | š | š | š | š | š | š | š | š | š | š | š | š | š |
| U+110Ax | š | š” | š¢ | š£ | š¤ | š„ | š¦ | š§ | šØ | š© | šŖ | š« | š¬ | š | š® | šÆ |
| U+110Bx | š° | š± | š² | š³ | š“ | šµ | š¶ | š· | šø | š¹ | šŗ | š» | š¼ | š½ | š¾ | šæ |
| U+110Cx | š | š | š | š | ||||||||||||
| Notes | ||||||||||||||||
Publications
The first Bhojpuri quarterly Bagsar SamÄchar was published in this script in 1915.[22]
References
- 1 2 "'ą¤ą¤¾ą¤ą¤¤ą„ लिपि' ą¤Ŗą¤¢ą„ą¤¦ą„ 'ą¤¹ą¤¾ą¤¤ą¤ą¤²ą¤®ą„' ą¤¬ą¤¾ą¤ą„". ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 23 August 2025.
- ā King, Christopher R. 1995. One Language, Two Scripts: The Hindi Movement in Nineteenth Century North India.New York: Oxford University Press.
- ā Grierson 1881, p. 21.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Pandey, Anshuman (6 May 2008). "L2/08-194: Proposal to Encode the Kaithi Script in ISO/IEC 10646" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 June 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ā Tamot, Kashinath (2017). ą¤Øą„ą¤Ŗą¤¾ą¤²ą¤®ą¤¾ ą¤Ŗą„ą¤°ą¤ą¤²ą¤æą¤¤ ą¤²ą¤æą¤Ŗą¤æą¤ą„ ą¤Ŗą¤°ą¤æą¤ą¤Æ (Nepalma Prachalit Lipiko Parichaya). Madhuparka. p. 11.
- ā Rai, Alok. "Hindi Nationalism", p. 13
- ā General Report on Public Instruction in the Bengal Presidency, p. 103.
- ā Rai, Alok (2007). Hindi Nationalism (Reprint ed.). London: Sangam Books. p. 51. ISBN 978-81-250-1979-4.
- ā "ą¤ą¤¹ą„ą¤ ą¤Ŗą¤Øą„ą¤Øą„ą¤ ą¤®ą„ą¤ दफन न ą¤¹ą„ ą¤ą¤¾ą¤ ą¤ą„ऄą„". inextlive (in Hindi). 19 March 2012. Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- 1 2 3 4 Grierson 1881, p. 24.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "The Unicode Standard, Chapter 15.2: Kaithi" (PDF). Unicode Consortium. March 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 March 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ā Thakur, Gopal (2020). A Grammar of Bhojpuri. p. 82.
- ā Grierson 1881, p. 27.
- 1 2 L208194, p. 26-28.
- 1 2 3 4 Grierson 1881, p. 29.
- ā "Universal Declaration of Human Rights" (PDF). OHCHR.org. Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 March 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
- ā "Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Bhojpuri" [š§š°š¢š«š°š”š±šš°š© ššµ š®š°š©š¹š«š¦šøš§ šš·ššš°] (PDF) (in Bhojpuri). Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 April 2025. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
- ā "Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Magadhi" [ą¤®ą¤¾ą¤Øą¤µą¤¾ą¤§ą¤æą¤ą¤¾ą¤° ą¤ą„ ą¤²ą„ą¤² ą¤øą¤Æą„ą¤ą„त ą¤°ą¤¾ą¤·ą„ą¤ą„र ą¤ą¤ą„ą¤µą¤¾ą¤Æą„ą¤ą„त] (PDF). OHCHR.org (in Magahi). Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 May 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
- ā "Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Maithili" [š§š°š¢š« šš”š± šš°š©š š®š°š«š«š¦š¾š§ šš¼ššš°] (PDF). OHCHR.org (in Maithili). Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 May 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
- ā "Angika language and alphabet". www.omniglot.com. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
- ā "Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Hindi" [मानव ą¤ ą¤§ą¤æą¤ą¤¾ą¤°ą„ą¤ ą¤ą„ ą¤øą¤¾ą¤°ą„ą¤µą¤ą„म ą¤ą„षणा] (PDF). OHCHR.org (in Hindi). Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 May 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
- ā Journal of Historical Research. Department of History, Ranchi University. 2004.
Sources
- Grierson, George Abraham (1881). A Handbook to the Kayathi Character. Calcutta: Thacker, Spink and Co. Retrieved 22 February 2026 ā via HathiTrust.
