Tibetan alphabet
Also known as Tibetan script, Tibt
abugida writing system used to write certain Tibetic languages
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The Tibetan alphabet is a writing system used to write Tibetan and related languages spoken in the Himalayan region. It belongs to a category called an abugida, which means vowel sounds are indicated by marks added to consonant letters rather than being written as separate characters.
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The Tibetan script is a segmental writing system, or abugida, forming a part of the Brahmic scripts, and used to write certain Tibetic languages, including Tibetan, Dzongkha, Sikkimese, Ladakhi, Jirel and Balti. Its exact origins are a subject of research but is traditionally considered to be developed by Thonmi Sambhota for King Songtsen Gampo.
The Tibetan script has also been used for some non-Tibetic languages in close cultural contact with Tibet, such as Thakali and Nepali. The printed form is called uchen script while the hand-written form used in everyday writing is called umê script. This writing system is especially used across the Himalayan Region.