Sora Sompeng

A script attributed to a revelation, in 1936.

Also known as: Sorang Sompeng

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Meanings

The script created in 1936 for the Sora language of eastern India.

Historically documentedVerified fact
Writes the Sora language of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh.
Contexts: Language and transcription, History
Historically documentedVerified fact
Created by Mangei Gomango and described within the community as revealed, following the same pattern as Warang Citi and the Vai script — three unconnected communities giving the same account of a script's origin.
Contexts: Language and transcription, History

Visual description

Angular letters of straight strokes written left to right, twenty-four in number and unrelated in form to the Brahmic scripts around them.

Symmetry: none
Orientation: upright

Confidence

IdentityModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the identity is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far.
Historical originLow confidence: Low confidence because the historical origin is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far, but the regional or cultural match to this specific claim is not precise.
Current useModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the current use is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far.
Visual matchModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the visual match is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far.

Sources

The world's writing systems and their notation
Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press and comparable scholarly editions · retrieved 2026-08-27
Scholarly treatment of scripts not covered by a regional source already registered. Cited for the identity, structure and documented use of a script or a mark. Undeciphered and partly deciphered scripts are recorded as such, and a reading that is contested is stated as contested rather than adopted.

Last reviewed 2026-08-27

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Meanings

The script created in 1936 for the Sora language of eastern India.

Historically documentedVerified fact

Writes the Sora language of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh.

Contexts: Language and transcription, History

Historically documentedVerified fact

Created by Mangei Gomango and described within the community as revealed, following the same pattern as Warang Citi and the Vai script — three unconnected communities giving the same account of a script's origin.

Contexts: Language and transcription, History

Confidence

IdentityModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the identity is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far.
Historical originLow confidence: Low confidence because the historical origin is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far, but the regional or cultural match to this specific claim is not precise.
Current useModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the current use is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far.
Visual matchModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the visual match is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far.

Sources

The world's writing systems and their notation
Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press and comparable scholarly editions · retrieved 2026-08-27
Scholarly treatment of scripts not covered by a regional source already registered. Cited for the identity, structure and documented use of a script or a mark. Undeciphered and partly deciphered scripts are recorded as such, and a reading that is contested is stated as contested rather than adopted.

Last reviewed 2026-08-27