Nyeshangte Script Spelling Rules
Chapter 1 (क): When adding the suffix -री to a word to communicate ‘in,’ ‘on,’ ‘at,’ ‘to,’ the -री is always spelled with the long ‘i.’ In addition, adding -री to a word does not require half characters or a halanta after a ङ. For example:
ख्या + -री = ख्यारी
तुकाङ + -री = तुकाङरी
ॱमि + -री = ॱमिरी
Chapter 2 (ख): When adding the -को suffix to चु (‘this’) and ॱउ (’that’), the pronunciation and spelling changes. For example:
चु + -को = चोको चुको ता?
ॱउ + -को = ओको ॱउको ता?
Chapter 3 (ङ): The full nasal marker ँ is used for all nasals: खेँ, पाङ्‍च्येँ, ङोँस थप. The only time there is just a nasal dot is when there are already two features above the line, such as in the word छ्‍योर्तें, which has the r + e + nasal all in one place.
Chapter 4 (च): The present continual marker is -च, which is always connected to the end of the verb. (Some speakers use -री instead of -च.) For example:
यप ® ङ तोसोङ यच मो। (or ङ तोसोङ यरी मो।)
चुप ® क्य तोसोङ ता चुच मो? (or क्य तोसोङ ता चुरी मो?)
When connecting this verb endings, the ङ requires a halanta, nasal letters change, and consonants right before the verb ending become half characters. For example:
थुङ्‍प ® थुङ्‍च मो
प्रिम्प ® प्रोन्च मो
ॱकुल्प ® ॱकुल्च मो
Chapter 5 (छ): The plural marker is -चे, which is connected the end of the noun. Adding -चे to a word does not require half characters or a halanta after a ङ. For example:
उश्यु ® उश्युचे
ॱश्यिङ थुङ· ® ॱश्यिङ थुङचे·
नोकोर ® नोकोरचे
Chapter 6 (ङ्‍य): To make a verb negative, the prefix आ- is added to the beginning of the word. Adding आ- does not change the original spelling of the verb. For example, if the beginning of the verb has a short “i,” it stays short.
चच्यी ® आचच्यी
प्रिन्च्यी ® आप्रिन्च्यी
याङ्‍च्यी ® आयाङ्‍च्यी
Chapter 7 (च्य): Suffixes are added to the end of verbs to show tense and aspect. When connecting these verb endings, the ङ requires a halanta, nasal letters change, and consonants right before the verb ending become half characters.
Chapter 8 (छ्‍य):
Chapter 9 (ट):
Chapter 10 (ठ):
Chapter 11 (त):
Chapter 12 (थ):
Chapter 13 (न):
Chapter 14 (प):
Chapter 15 (फ):
Chapter 16 (म):
Chapter 17 (य):
Chapter 18 (र):
Chapter 19 (ल):
Chapter 20 (व):
Chapter 21 (श्य):
Chapter 22 (श्ह्र):
Chapter 23 (स):
Chapter 24 (ह):
Chapter 25 (अ):
Chapter 26 (इ):
Chapter 27 (उ):
Chapter 28 (ए):
Chapter 29 (ओ):