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namdhinggo-web-3.100 – complete Limbu font (web fonts) (cvsweb github mirror)

Description

Namdhinggo is a Unicode Limbu font for this elegant writing system of Nepal.
It provides glyphs for the full range of Limbu characters (U+1900..U+194F)
as well as basic Latin. Five weights are provided: Regular, Medium,
SemiBold, Bold, ExtraBold.

The Limbu, or Kirat Sirijonga, script is used by around 400,000 people in
Nepal and India. This Unicode-encoded font has been designed to support
literacy and materials development in the Limbu language.

According to traditional histories, the Limbu script was developed by King
Sirijonga in the 9th Century. It then fell out of use before being
reintroduced in the 18th century by Teongsi Sirijonga (1704-1741) whom many
felt to be the reincarnation of the first Sirijonga. The modern Sirijonga
was apparently martyred in 1741 for the sake of this script by lamas in
Sikkim. The script was named "Sirijonga" in his honour by the Limbu scholar
Iman Singh Chemjong.
WWW: https://software.sil.org/namdhinggo/

Maintainer

Anthony J. Bentley

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namdhinggo-3.100 namdhinggo-web-3.100

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