Umê script
Umê script is a topic that has captured the attention of many people in recent times. Its importance and relevance have become the focus of multiple debates and discussions in different areas. From the academic field to the professional field, Umê script has generated growing interest due to its impacts and repercussions on today's society. As more people delve into the exploration and understanding of Umê script, new perspectives and approaches are revealed that enrich existing knowledge on this topic. In this article, we will explore in depth the key aspects related to Umê script, analyzing its evolution, its challenges and its possible future developments.
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Umê (Tibetan: དབུ་མེད་, Wylie: dbu-med, IPA: ; variant spellings include ume, u-me) is a semi-formal script used to write the Tibetan alphabet used for both calligraphy and shorthand. The name ume means "headless" and refers to its distinctive feature: the absence of the horizontal guide line ('head') across the top of the letters. Between syllables, the tseg mark (་) often appears as a vertical stroke, rather than the shorter 'dot'-like mark in some other scripts. There are two main kinds of umê writing:
- Drutsa (Tibetan: འབྲུ་ཚ་, Wylie: 'bru-tsa), used for writing documents.
- Bêtsug (Tibetan: དཔེ་ཚུགས་, Wylie: dpe-tshugs), used for writing scriptures.
Other Tibetan scripts include the upright block form, uchen (Tibetan: དབུ་ཅན་, Wylie: dbu-can; IPA: [utɕɛ̃]) and the everyday, handwritten cursive, gyug yig (Tibetan: རྒྱུག་ཡིག་, Wylie: rgyug-yig). The name of the block form, uchen means "with a head", corresponding to the presence of the horizontal guide line.
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