Khema | |
Sample: | File:Khema Lipi.png |
Caption: | Khema Lipi |
Type: | Abugida |
Languages: | Gurung |
Fam1: | Egyptian |
Fam2: | Proto-Sinaitic |
Fam3: | Phoenician |
Fam4: | Aramaic |
Fam5: | Brahmi |
Fam6: | Gupta |
Fam7: | Tibetan |
Sisters: | Meitei, Lepcha, Phagspa, Marchen |
Iso15924: | Gukh |
Footnotes: | The theorised Semitic origins of the Brahmi script are not universally agreed upon. |
The Khema script, also known as Gurung Khema, Khema Phri, Khema Lipi, is used to write the Gurung language. Khema has been proposed for Unicode encoding as of 2011[1] and in 2021.[2] The Language Commission of Nepal recognizes Khema as the official script of Gurung.[3]
Devdaha Mother Tongues Academy, located in Rupandehi teaches Gurung in the Khema script.[4] Khema script is used in Sikkim to officially write Gurung language.[5]