Saral (Simple) Nagari
In Nagari (aka Devanagari), it is possible to form lot of conjuncts and complex syllables. Forming lot of conjuncts can satisfy few scholars' thirst for mastering a complex thing but it can be very counterproductive for reasons mentioned in this page.
Why we should keep things simple!
Following are my opinions, findings and some short of research. If you don't agree please let me/us know why you don't agree.
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For general public, it makes no sense to master lot of things about the script they use. A script is a medium for communicating, recording or storing information for most of the people and not a subject of expertise.
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| 2. | It may require a bit of more processing (time) to analyse a relatively complex syllable. |
| 3. | Most people who use Nagari regularly can't even recite/scribe basic Nagari VarnMala* (alphabet). Mainly because there are more Akshars (consonants and vowel forms) in Nagari then letters of English. |
| 4. | There are rules about forming syllables using consonants and vowels. |
| 5. | There are modified (altered) consonants and vowels for accommodating Arabic and European pronunciations. |
So except those conjuncts which are in general use do not push people to the point that they loose interest in Nagari or worst start thinking that some other script is better than Nagari for regular use!
No typographer or engineer can satisfy few scholar's need for lot of conjuncts and general public's expectation of a simple script at the same time.
Conjuncts do not convey any additional information and avoiding them do not result in any loss of information.
So I don't like odd conjuncts.
The alphabet given here is a logical subset of regular Nagari (Devanagari) alphabet. All Akshars (letters) & Matras (vowel-marks) representing unique phoneme are included. For a simple alphabet, Nagari seems a proper word! If you don't agree, you may call the alphabet given here as - Saral (simple) Nagari!
Basic Nagari Varn-Mala (varnamala) lists all the consonants and the vowels (but no 'Matras' - vowel signs and stress signs). It includes very few regularly used conjuncts (also known as Akhands). If we start collecting all the conjuncts ever used it will run into hundreds.
Please let me know if I made any mistake in the above text.
यदि आप इस पेज (पृष्ठ) को हिन्दी, मराठी, संस्कृत या नेपाली में अनुवाद करना चाहें तो हमसे संपर्क करें।