Balinese block notes

Tulisan: m̽

Infrequent.

-m final consonant.

When combined with certain syllables this sign becomes part of the Aksara Modre, or holy letters, which are used to write words in Sanskrit, usually part of prayers. This character only appears in Sanskrit texts, eg. ᬰᬶᬤ᭄ᬥᬀ siddham

Tulisan: ŋ̇̽

Infrequent.

-ŋ final consonant.

When combined with certain syllables this sign becomes part of the Aksara Modre, or holy letters, which are used to write words in Sanskrit, usually part of prayers, eg. ᬫᬁ mang holy letter

-m Over ulu candra this creates the letter ongkara, which is the symbol of God, ᬒᬁ and is transcribed om, eg. ᬒᬁᬲ᭄ᬯᬲ᭄ᬢ᭄ᬬᬲ᭄ᬢᬸ om swastiastu God bless you

Tulisan: ŋ̽
LOC: ng

-ŋ word-final consonant, eg. ᬯᬢᬂ wataŋ trunk

Usually only appears at the end of a word, unless the word involves repetition or is a compound, eg. ᬘᬾᬂᬘᬾᬂ cengceng musical instrument

Tulisan: r̽
LOC: r

-r syllable-final consonant. Unlike most Brahmi-derived scripts, to represent a Balinese ra that starts a sequence of consonants without intervening vowels this character is used over the preceding syllable, eg. ᬓᬃᬡ karna ear

The Kawi form of the script used a repha glyph in the same way as many Brahmic scripts do. However, because many syllables end in -r in the Balinese language, this written form was changed.

Tulisan: h̽
LOC: h

-h word-final consonant, eg. ᬤᬯᬸᬄ dawuh west

Only appears at the end of a word, unless the word involves repetition or is a compound, eg. ᬢᬶᬫᬄᬧᬸᬢᬶᬄ timah putih tin

Tulisan: ạ
LOC: A

a- (the sound of the inherent vowel) Independent vowels are usually found only at the beginning of a word, eg. ᬅᬯᬢᬵᬭ awatarə avatar

Sometimes this vowel can be found as a support for vowel signs, but this is incorrect usage according to Sudewa, and should be avoided. The preferred carrier is ᬳU+1B33 LETTER HA.

Tulisan: ɑ̣̄
LOC: Ā

ɑː- an independent vowel, usually found only at the beginning of a word, eg. ᬅᬓ᭄ᬱᬭ ak.sa.rə letter, alphabet

Tulisan: ị
LOC: I

i- an independent vowel, usually found only at the beginning of a word, eg. ᬇᬦ᭄ᬤ᭄ᬭᬬ indrija sense

Tulisan: ị̄
LOC: Ī

iː- an independent vowel, usually found only at the beginning of a word.

Tulisan: ụ
LOC: U

u an independent vowel, usually found only at the beginning of a word, eg. ᬉᬱᬥ usadə traditional medecine

Tulisan: ụ̄
LOC: Ū

uː- an independent vowel, usually found only at the beginning of a word.

Tulisan: r̥̣
LOC: rĕ

rə vocalic, eg. ᬋᬤᬶᬢᬾ rədite Sunday

Balinese doesn't use the vowel-sign ᭂU+1B42 VOWEL SIGN PEPET for the sound rə. Instead it uses this ra repa vocalic.

Ra repa at the beginning of a syllable is treated as a consonant. When it follows a syllable-final consonant letter that has no following vowel, a conjoined form is used, eg. ᬧᬓ᭄ᬋᬋᬄ Pak Rěrěh Mr Rereh

When ra repa appears in medial position, ie. the second consonant in a syllable-initial cluster, the vocalic vowel-sign ᬺU+1B3A VOWEL SIGN RA REPA is used, eg. ᬓᬺᬰ᭄ᬡ Krĕsna Krishna

Tulisan: r̥̣̄
LOC: rö

rəː long vocalic.

Tulisan: l̥̣
LOC: lĕ

lə vocalic, eg. ᬚᭂᬍᬫ d͡ʒələma people, human

Tulisan: l̥̣̄
LOC: lö

ləː long vocalic.

Tulisan: ẹ
LOC: E

e an independent vowel, usually found only at the beginning of a word, eg. ᬏᬓ éka one

Tulisan: ạʲ
LOC: AI

aːi an independent vowel, usually found only at the beginning of a word, eg. ᬐᬃᬱᬡ᭄ᬬ airsania northeast

Observation: Sudewa says that this is identical to the consonant jha, but in the Unicode charts and elsewhere the top right of airsania ᬐ and jha ᬛ is slightly different.

Tulisan: ọ
LOC: O

o ɔ an independent vowel, usually found only at the beginning of a word, eg. ᬑᬱᬥᬶ osadi medicinal herb

Tulisan: ạʷ
LOC: AU

aːu an independent vowel, usually found only at the beginning of a word, eg. ᬒᬁᬲ᭄ᬯᬲ᭄ᬢ᭄ᬬᬲ᭄ᬢᬸ om swastiastu God bless you

Tulisan: k
LOC: k

k consonant with inherent vowel a ə.

ᬓᬦ kanə bracelet

ᬘᭂᬦᬶᬓ᭄ tʃənik small

ᬦᬗ᭄ᬓ naŋka jackfruit

Combinations

Tulisan: kˑ
LOC: kh

x is ᬓ᬴U+1B13 LETTER KA + U+1B34 SIGN REREKAN (used for non-native sounds in loan words)

Tulisan: K

k honorific consonant with inherent vowel a ə. Very rare in Balinese. This letter is apparently borrowed from Javanese.

Tulisan: g
LOC: g

ɡ consonant with inherent vowel a ə.

ᬕᬦ ɡanə sky

ᬅᬗ᭄ᬕᬭ aŋɡarə Tuesday

Combinations

Tulisan: gˑ
LOC: gh

ɣ is ᬕ᬴U+1B15 LETTER GA + U+1B34 SIGN REREKAN (used for non-native sounds in loan words)

Tulisan: g̣
LOC: g gh

ɡ kawi consonant with inherent vowel a ə. Used to write Kawi loan words, rather than ordinary Balinese words, eg. ᬖᭀᬭ ɡorə giant ᬲᬗ᭄ᬖ saŋɡə group

Tulisan: ŋ
LOC: ng

ŋ consonant with inherent vowel a ə.

ᬅᬗᬶᬦ᭄ a.ŋin wind

ᬗᬾᬮᬄ ngélah to own

ᬲᬗ᭄ᬖ saŋɡə group

Combinations

Tulisan: ŋˑ

ʔ is ᬗ᬴U+1B17 LETTER NGA + U+1B34 SIGN REREKAN (used for non-native sounds in loan words)

Tulisan: ʧ
LOC: c

t͡ʃ consonant with inherent vowel a ə.

ᬘᭂᬦᬶᬓ᭄ tʃənik small

ᬳᬶᬘ it͡ʃə grace, favour

Tulisan: T͡Ʃ
LOC: c ch

t͡ʃ honorific consonant with inherent vowel a ə. Very rare in Balinese.

This letter is apparently borrowed from Javanese. Only the subjoined form of this letter is used, and it is always paired with the normal form of ca.

Tulisan: ʤ
LOC: j

d͡ʒ consonant with inherent vowel a ə.

ᬚᭂᬍᬫ d͡ʒələma people, human

ᬭᬵᬚ rad͡ʒə rain

Combinations

Tulisan: ʤˑ
LOC: z

z is ᬚ᬴U+1B1A LETTER JA + U+1B34 SIGN REREKAN (used for non-native sounds in loan words)

Tulisan: D͡Ʒ

d͡ʒ honorific consonant with inherent vowel a.

Seems to be known from only one word, ᬦᬶᬃᬛᬭ nirjhara pond

It is possible that an original ai may have been lost in Balinese, to be replaced by the glyph for this character.

Observation: Sudewa says that this is identical to the independent vowel airsania, but in the Unicode charts and elsewhere the top right of airsania airsania ᬐ and jha ᬛ is slightly different.

Tulisan: ɲ
LOC: ñ

ɲ consonant with inherent vowel a ə.

ᬜᬸᬄ ɲuh coconut

ᬩᬜᬸ baɲu water

ᬩᭂᬜ᭄ᬘᬦ bəɲt͡ʃanə disaster

Tulisan: ṭ
LOC: ṭ

t consonant with inherent vowel a ə. Used to write Kawi loan words, rather than ordinary Balinese words, eg. ᬦᬵᬝ natə dance ᬅᬱ᭄ᬝ astə eight

Tulisan: T

t honorific consonant with inherent vowel a ə. Used for writing Sanskrit loan words, rather than ordinary Balinese words, eg. ᬑᬱ᭄ᬞ᭄ᬬ oṣthya labial (ling.)

Tulisan: D
LOC: ḍ

d honorific consonant with inherent vowel a ə. Used for writing Sanskrit loan words, rather than ordinary Balinese words.

ᬘᬡ᭄ᬟᬶ t͡ʃandi stone or wood pillar

Tulisan: Ḍ

d honorific consonant with inherent vowel a ə. Used for writing Sanskrit loan words, rather than ordinary Balinese words.

Tulisan: ṇ
LOC: n ṇ

n kawi consonant with inherent vowel a ə. Used to write Kawi loan words, rather than ordinary Balinese words.

ᬓᬃᬡ karna ear

ᬓᬺᬰ᭄ᬡ Krĕsna Krishna

ᬅᬡ᭄ᬥ andə egg

Tulisan: t
LOC: t

t consonant with inherent vowel a ə.

ᬢᬭᬵ tarə star

ᬰᬦ᭄ᬢᬶ santi peace, tranquility

Tulisan: ṯ
LOC: t th

t kawi consonant with inherent vowel a ə. Used to write Kawi loan words, rather than ordinary Balinese words, eg. ᬣᬦᬶ tani farmer ᬅᬲ᭄ᬣ astə bone

Tulisan: d
LOC: d

d consonant with inherent vowel a ə.

ᬤᬍᬫ᭄ daləm deep

ᬅᬦ᭄ᬤ andə sickness

Combinations

Tulisan: dˑ

ɖ is ᬤ᬴U+1B24 LETTER DA + U+1B34 SIGN REREKAN (used for non-native sounds in loan words)

Tulisan: ḍ
LOC: dh

d kawi consonant with inherent vowel a ə. Used to write Kawi loan words, rather than ordinary Balinese words, eg. ᬥᬦ danə wealth ᬅᬦ᭄ᬥ andə blind

Tulisan: n
LOC: n

n consonant with inherent vowel a ə. eg. ᬦᬭ narə person ᬭᬢ᭄ᬦ ratnə kind of flower

Tulisan: p
LOC: p

p consonant with inherent vowel a ə.

ᬧᬤ padə earth

ᬢᬶᬫ᭄ᬧᬮ᭄ timpal friend

Combinations

Tulisan: pˑ
LOC: f

f is ᬧ᬴U+1B27 LETTER PA + U+1B34 SIGN REREKAN (used for non-native sounds in loan words)

ᬩᬮᬶᬕ᭄ᬭᬧ᬴ᬶ baligrafi Balinese calligraphy

Tulisan: p̣
LOC: p ph

p kawi consonant with inherent vowel a ə. Used to write Kawi loan words, rather than ordinary Balinese words, eg. ᬨᬮ palə result

Tulisan: b
LOC: b

b consonant with inherent vowel a ə. eg. ᬩᬜᬸ baɲu water ᬰᬩ᭄ᬤ sap.də word, speech

Tulisan: ḅ
LOC: b bh

b kawi consonant with inherent vowel a ə. Used to write Kawi loan words, rather than ordinary Balinese words, eg.

ᬪᬵᬱᬵ basa language

ᬪᬓ᭄ᬢᬶ bakti respect, piety

Tulisan: m
LOC: m

m consonant with inherent vowel a ə. ᬫᬵᬦᬯ manawə human ᬲ᭄ᬫᬭ smarə/səmarə love

Tulisan: y
LOC: y

j consonant with inherent vowel a ə. ᬬᬸᬤ᭄ᬥ yudə war ᬫᬵᬬ majə supernatural

Also used for the semi-vowel/medial consonant nania, eg. ᬓᬭ᭄ᬬ karya work

When used medially, it can also follow another medial ra or la, eg. ᬩ᭄ᬭ᭄ᬬᬕ᭄ bryag laughter

Refs: [1] The Balinese Alphabet [Sudewa] [2] Balinese Script [Wikipedia]

Tulisan: r
LOC: r

r consonant with inherent vowel a ə. ᬭᬵᬚ rad͡ʒə rain ᬲᬸᬭ surə deity

Also used for the semi-vowel/medial consonant guwung, eg. ᬓ᭄ᬭᬫ krama member ᬘᬓ᭄ᬭ cakra disk

When used medially, it can also be followed by another medial ya or wa, eg. ᬩ᭄ᬭ᭄ᬬᬕ᭄ bryag laughter

Ra is not used with ᭂU+1B42 VOWEL SIGN PEPET or ᭃU+1B43 VOWEL SIGN PEPET TEDUNG. Instead use ᬋU+1B0B LETTER RA REPA or ᬌU+1B0C LETTER RA REPA TEDUNG, respectively, eg. ᬓᭂᬋᬂ kěrěng eat a lot

Tulisan: l
LOC: l

l consonant with inherent vowel a ə. ᬩᬮᬶ ba.li Bali ᬓᬧᬮ᭄ kapal ship

Also used for the semi-vowel/medial consonant gantungan la, eg. ᬳᬂᬓ᭄ᬮᬸᬂ angklung English

When used medially, it can also be followed by another medial ya or wa.

La is not used with ᭂU+1B42 VOWEL SIGN PEPET or ᭃU+1B43 VOWEL SIGN PEPET TEDUNG. Instead use ᬍU+1B0D LETTER LA LENGA or ᬎU+1B0E LETTER LA LENGA TEDUNG, respectively, eg. ᬢᬍᬃ taler therefore

Tulisan: w
LOC: w

w consonant with inherent vowel a ə.

ᬯᬮᬸ walu widow

ᬤᬾᬯ dewa god

ᬯ᭄ᬯᬭ warə present, available

Also used for the semi-vowel/medial consonant suku kembung, eg. ᬲ᭄ᬯᬭ swarə sound

When used medially, it can follow another medial ra or la.

Combinations

Tulisan: wˑ

v is ᬯ᬴U+1B2F LETTER WA + U+1B34 SIGN REREKAN (used for non-native sounds in loan words)

Tulisan: ṣ
LOC: s ṣ

s kawi consonant with inherent vowel a ə. Used to write Kawi loan words, rather than ordinary Balinese words, eg. ᬰᬢ satə hundred ᬤᬵᬰ dasə fisherman ᬅᬗ᭄ᬰ aŋsə inheritance

Tulisan: s̱
LOC: s ś

s kawi consonant with inherent vowel a ə. Used to write Kawi loan words, rather than ordinary Balinese words, eg. ᬱᬫ᭄ᬧᬶᬂ samping side ᬪᬵᬱᬵ basa language ᬅᬓ᭄ᬱᬭ ak.sa.rə letter, alphabet

Tulisan: s
LOC: s

s consonant with inherent vowel a ə. ᬲᬭᬶ sari milk ᬩᬢᬶᬲ᭄ batis foot, leg ᬧᬓ᭄ᬲ paksa force

Note that the conjoined form adds a u-like glyph below the previous consonant.

Tulisan: h
LOC: h ∅

h consonant with inherent vowel a ə.

ᬢᬳᬸ tahu to know, perceive

ᬭᬳᬶᬦ rahinə day

a~ə as a standalone vowel with the same sound as the inherent vowel.

ᬳᬮᬲ᭄ alas forest

∅ as a carrier for standalone vowels, eg. ᬤᬳᬾᬭᬄ daerah development ᬚᬳᬸᬫ᭄ jaum needle

It can be ambiguous as to whether this glyph represents the sound h or is used as a carrier for a vowel, eg. compare ᬳᬶᬕ higa rib ᬳᬶᬕᭂᬮ᭄ igel dance

The vowels ᭂU+1B42 VOWEL SIGN PEPET and ᭃU+1B43 VOWEL SIGN PEPET TEDUNG have no independent form, so they are always represented with ha plus vowel sign. Other standalone vowels may be represented by an independent vowel character at the beginning of a word.

Combinations

Tulisan: hˑ
LOC: h

ħ is ᬳ᬴U+1B33 LETTER HA + U+1B34 SIGN REREKAN (used for non-native sounds in loan words)

Tulisan: hi
LOC: i

i is ᬳᬶU+1B33 LETTER HA + U+1B36 VOWEL SIGN ULU

Tulisan: hī
LOC: ī

iː is ᬳᬷU+1B33 LETTER HA + U+1B37 VOWEL SIGN ULU SARI

Tulisan: hu
LOC: u

u is ᬳᬸU+1B33 LETTER HA + U+1B38 VOWEL SIGN SUKU

Tulisan: hū
LOC: ū

uː is ᬳᬹU+1B33 LETTER HA + U+1B39 VOWEL SIGN SUKU ILUT

Tulisan: he
LOC: e

e ɛ is ᬳᬾU+1B33 LETTER HA + U+1B3E VOWEL SIGN TALING

Tulisan: ho
LOC: o

o ɔ is ᬳᭀU+1B33 LETTER HA + U+1B40 VOWEL SIGN TALING TEDUNG

Tulisan: hə
LOC: ĕ

ə is ᬳᭂU+1B33 LETTER HA + U+1B42 VOWEL SIGN PEPET

Tulisan: hə̄
LOC: ö

əː is ᬳᭃU+1B33 LETTER HA + U+1B43 VOWEL SIGN PEPET TEDUNG

Tulisan: hɑ̄
LOC: ā

ɑː is ᬳᬵU+1B33 LETTER HA + U+1B35 VOWEL SIGN TEDUNG

Tulisan: haʲ
LOC: ai

aːi is ᬳᬿU+1B33 LETTER HA + U+1B3F VOWEL SIGN TALING REPA

Tulisan: haʷ
LOC: au

aːu is ᬳᭁU+1B33 LETTER HA + U+1B41 VOWEL SIGN TALING REPA TEDUNG

Tulisan: ˑ

Nukta. Used for non-native sounds in loan words.

Like a similar sign in Javanese, extends the character repertoire for foreign sounds. See below a list of combinatiosn attested in Library of Congress transliterations and in earlier Sasak orthography. The combination ᬤ᬴ could be used for one-to-one transliteration for Javanese d̠.

Combinations

Tulisan: ŋˑ

ʔ is ᬗ᬴U+1B17 LETTER NGA + U+1B34 SIGN REREKAN (used for non-native sounds in loan words)

Tulisan: dˑ

ɖ is ᬤ᬴U+1B24 LETTER DA + U+1B34 SIGN REREKAN (used for non-native sounds in loan words)

Tulisan: pˑ
LOC: f

f is ᬧ᬴U+1B27 LETTER PA + U+1B34 SIGN REREKAN (used for non-native sounds in loan words)

Tulisan: hˑ
LOC: h

ħ is ᬳ᬴U+1B33 LETTER HA + U+1B34 SIGN REREKAN (used for non-native sounds in loan words)

Tulisan: wˑ

v is ᬯ᬴U+1B2F LETTER WA + U+1B34 SIGN REREKAN (used for non-native sounds in loan words)

Tulisan: kˑ
LOC: kh

x is ᬓ᬴U+1B13 LETTER KA + U+1B34 SIGN REREKAN (used for non-native sounds in loan words)

Tulisan: gˑ
LOC: gh

ɣ is ᬕ᬴U+1B15 LETTER GA + U+1B34 SIGN REREKAN (used for non-native sounds in loan words)

Tulisan: ʤˑ
LOC: z

z is ᬚ᬴U+1B1A LETTER JA + U+1B34 SIGN REREKAN (used for non-native sounds in loan words)

Tulisan: ɑ̄
LOC: ā

a(ː) vowel sign.

ᬧᬵᬤ padə foot

ᬕᬵᬦ ɡanə song

Pronounced longer than the inherent vowel. It is often used with prefixes, eg. ‘ma’ + ‘adep’ becoming mādep. If it appears in the holy texts, that are meant to be recited, this vowel can be pronounced even longer than the normal reading.

ə sometimes at the end of a word, eg.

ᬓᬦᬵ kanə girl

This vowel sign typically ligates with the preceding consonant, eg. ᬳᬵU+1B33 LETTER HA + U+1B35 VOWEL SIGN TEDUNG and ᬭᬵU+1B2D LETTER RA + U+1B35 VOWEL SIGN TEDUNG.

Combinations

Tulisan: ɑ̣̄
LOC: Ā

ɑː is ᬆU+1B06 LETTER AKARA TEDUNG (best avoided)

Tulisan: ạʷ
LOC: AU

aːu is ᬒU+1B12 LETTER OKARA TEDUNG (best avoided)

Tulisan: aʷ
LOC: au

aːu is ᭁU+1B41 VOWEL SIGN TALING REPA TEDUNG (best avoided)

Tulisan: ə̄
LOC: ö

əː is ᭃU+1B43 VOWEL SIGN PEPET TEDUNG

Tulisan: ị̄
LOC: Ī

i is ᬈU+1B08 LETTER IKARA TEDUNG

Tulisan: l̥̣̄
LOC: lö

ləː is ᬎU+1B0E LETTER LA LENGA TEDUNG

Tulisan: l̥̄
LOC: lö

ləː is ᬽU+1B3D VOWEL SIGN LA LENGA TEDUNG

Tulisan: o
LOC: o

o ɔ is ᭀU+1B40 VOWEL SIGN TALING TEDUNG

Tulisan: r̥̣̄
LOC: rö

rəː is ᬌU+1B0C LETTER RA REPA TEDUNG

Tulisan: r̥̄
LOC: rö

rəː is ᬻU+1B3B VOWEL SIGN RA REPA TEDUNG

Tulisan: ụ̄
LOC: Ū

u is ᬊU+1B0A LETTER UKARA TEDUNG

Tulisan: hɑ̄
LOC: ā

ɑː is ᬳᬵU+1B33 LETTER HA + U+1B35 VOWEL SIGN TEDUNG

Tulisan: i
LOC: i

i vowel sign.

ᬤᬶᬦ dinə day

Combinations

Tulisan: hi
LOC: i

i as a standalone vowel is ᬳᬶU+1B33 LETTER HA + U+1B36 VOWEL SIGN ULU

ᬳᬶᬩᬶ i.bi yesterday

Tulisan: ī
LOC: ī

i vowel sign.

ᬤᬷᬦ dinə miserable

Combinations

Tulisan: hī
LOC: ī

iː as a standalone vowel is ᬳᬷU+1B33 LETTER HA + U+1B37 VOWEL SIGN ULU SARI

Tulisan: u
LOC: u

u vowel sign.

ᬧᬸᬧᬸ pupu result

Shaping

The glyph changes when this appears after conjoined consonants, eg. kru looks like

ᬓ᭄ᬭᬸᬦ kruna word

Combinations

Tulisan: hu
LOC: u

u as a standalone vowel is ᬳᬸU+1B33 LETTER HA + U+1B38 VOWEL SIGN SUKU

ᬳᬸᬓᬸ uku salt

ᬚᬳᬸᬫ᭄ jaum needle

Tulisan: ū
LOC: ū

uː vowel sign.

ᬲᬹᬢ sutə driver

Shaping

The glyph changes when this appears after conjoined consonants, eg. krū looks like

ᬓ᭄ᬭᬹ

Combinations

Tulisan: hū
LOC: ū

uː as a standalone vowel is ᬳᬹU+1B33 LETTER HA + U+1B39 VOWEL SIGN SUKU ILUT

Tulisan: r̥
LOC: rĕ

rə medial vocalic.

ᬓᬺᬰ᭄ᬡ Krĕsna Krishna

The combination * ᭄ᬭᭂ U+1B44 ADEG ADEG + U+1B2D LETTER RA + U+1B42 VOWEL SIGN PEPET is not used in Balinese. This vocalic medial letter is used instead.

Tulisan: r̥̄
LOC: rö

rəː medial vocalic.

The combination * ᭄ᬭᭃ U+1B44 ADEG ADEG + U+1B2D LETTER RA + U+1B43 VOWEL SIGN PEPET TEDUNG is not used in Balinese. This vocalic medial letter is used instead.

Tulisan: l̥
LOC: lĕ

lə as a medial vocalic.

The combination * ᭄ᬮᭂ U+1B44 ADEG ADEG + U+1B2E LETTER LA + U+1B42 VOWEL SIGN PEPET is not used in Balinese. This vocalic letter is used instead.

Tulisan: l̥̄
LOC: lö

ləː as a medial vocalic.

The combination * ᭄ᬮᭃ U+1B44 ADEG ADEG + U+1B2E LETTER LA + U+1B43 VOWEL SIGN PEPET TEDUNG is not used in Balinese. This vocalic letter is used instead.

Tulisan: e
LOC: e

This vowel sign appears before the consonant it modifies.

e~ɛ vowel sign.

ᬘᬾᬮᬾᬂ ˈt͡ʃɛlɛŋ pig

Combinations

Tulisan: he
LOC: e

e~ɛ as a standalone vowel is ᬳᬾU+1B33 LETTER HA + U+1B3E VOWEL SIGN TALING

ᬳᬾᬦᬓ᭄ ˈenaʔ delicious

Tulisan: aʲ
LOC: ai

This vowel sign appears before the consonant it modifies.

aːi vowel sign.

ᬤᬿᬢ᭄ᬬ daitya giant

Combinations

Tulisan: haʲ
LOC: ai

aːi as a standalone vowel is ᬳᬿU+1B33 LETTER HA + U+1B3F VOWEL SIGN TALING REPA

Tulisan: o
LOC: o

The two parts of this vowel sign appear on either side of the consonant it modifies.

o~ɔ vowel sign.

ᬢᭀᬕᭀᬕ᭄ toɡoɡ statue

Combinations

Tulisan: ho
LOC: o

o~ɔ as a standalone vowel is ᬳᭀU+1B33 LETTER HA + U+1B40 VOWEL SIGN TALING TEDUNG

ᬳᭀᬃᬢ orta news

Tulisan: aʷ
LOC: au

The two parts of this vowel sign appear on either side of the consonant it modifies.

aːu vowel sign.

Combinations

Tulisan: haʷ
LOC: au

aːu as a standalone vowel is ᬳᭁU+1B33 LETTER HA + U+1B41 VOWEL SIGN TALING REPA TEDUNG

Tulisan: ə
LOC: ĕ

ə vowel sign.

ᬘᭂᬦᬶᬓ᭄ tʃənik small

ᬤᭂᬫᭂᬦ᭄ ˈd̪ə.mən fond

ᬧᭂᬢᭂᬂ pə.təŋ dark

This vowel sign is not used with ᬭU+1B2D LETTER RA or ᬮU+1B2E LETTER LA. Instead use ᬋU+1B0B LETTER RA REPA and ᬍU+1B0D LETTER LA LENGA.

ᬋᬱᬶ rəsi holy man

ᬚᭂᬍᬫ d͡ʒələma people, human

Combinations

Tulisan: hə
LOC: ĕ

ə as a standalone vowel is ᬳᭂU+1B33 LETTER HA + U+1B42 VOWEL SIGN PEPET. There is no corresponding independent vowel.

ᬳᭂᬫ᭄ᬧᬢ᭄ əm.pat four

Tulisan: ə̄
LOC: ö

əː vowel sign.

This vowel sign is not used with ᬭU+1B2D LETTER RA or ᬮU+1B2E LETTER LA. Instead use ᬌU+1B0C LETTER RA REPA TEDUNG and ᬎU+1B0E LETTER LA LENGA TEDUNG.

Combinations

Tulisan: hə
LOC: ĕ

ə as a standalone vowel is ᬳᭃU+1B33 LETTER HA + U+1B43 VOWEL SIGN PEPET TEDUNG. There is no corresponding independent vowel.

Tulisan: ͞

This is the Balinese virama. It is usually invisible when used between two characters to indicate an absence of intervening vowels. It is visible, however, at the end of a word that does not finish with a vowel and is not followed by anything else.

ᬢᬶᬫ᭄ᬧᬮ᭄ timpal friend

ᬘᭂᬦᬶᬓ᭄ tʃənik small

ᬅᬗᬶᬦ᭄ a.ŋin wind

Sometimes it is used to clarify the distinction between a word-final consonant and a medial consonant by preventing the stacking of the final consonant in the previous word and the first consonant in the next, eg. compare:

ᬧᬓ᭄ᬭᬫᬦ᭄ pakraman membership

ᬧᬓ᭄‌ᬭᬫᬦ᭄ Pak Raman Mr Raman

Whereas ᭞U+1B5E CARIK SIKI and ᭟U+1B5F CARIK PAREREN are commonly used as a comma and full stop, respectively, this character and its partner U+1B4F INVERTED CARIK PAREREN were introduced to express finer distinctions in some manuscripts.

Whereas ᭞U+1B5E CARIK SIKI and ᭟U+1B5F CARIK PAREREN are commonly used as a comma and full stop, respectively, this character and its partner U+1B4E INVERTED CARIK SIKI were introduced to express finer distinctions in some manuscripts.

Tulisan: 0̣
LOC: 0

0 digit.

Tulisan: 1̣
LOC: 1

1 digit.

Tulisan: 2̣
LOC: 2

2 digit.

Tulisan: 3̣
LOC: 3

3 digit.

Tulisan: 4̣
LOC: 4

4 digit.

Tulisan: 5̣
LOC: 5

5 digit.

Tulisan: 6̣
LOC: 6

6 digit.

Tulisan: 7̣
LOC: 7

7 digit.

Tulisan: 8̣
LOC: 8

8 digit.

Tulisan: 9̣
LOC: 9

9 digit.

Tulisan: ᵖ>

Used at the beginning of a letter, story or verse.

(At the end of a letter, story or verse you find pasalinan ᭟᭜᭟U+1B5F CARIK PAREREN + U+1B5C WINDU + U+1B5F CARIK PAREREN.)

Tulisan: ʳ>

Used at the beginning of religious texts. This symbol is a ligature of the letters in the word mangajapa, which roughly means "praying for safety".

Also used at the end of the same text as part of ᭛᭜᭛U+1B5B PAMADA + U+1B5C WINDU + U+1B5B PAMADA.

Tulisan: °

Used at the end of religious texts as part of carik agung ᭛᭜᭛U+1B5B PAMADA + U+1B5C WINDU + U+1B5B PAMADA and at the end of letters, stories and verse as part of pasalinan ᭟᭜᭟U+1B5F CARIK PAREREN + U+1B5C WINDU + U+1B5F CARIK PAREREN

Tulisan: :
LOC: :

Equivalent to a colon.

Tulisan: ,
LOC: ,

Equivalent to a comma.

This is also used for acronyms, eg. Bank Pembangunan Daerah Bali (Development Bank of Bali Province) can be abbreviated to

ᬩ᭞ᬧᭂ᭞ᬤ᭞ᬩᬮ ba pe da bali.

It is also used to surround numbers, since many digits cannot be distinguished from letters, eg.

ᬩᬮᬶ᭞᭓᭞ᬚᬸᬮᬶ᭞᭑᭙᭘᭒᭟ Bali, 3 July 1982.

Tulisan: .
LOC: .

Equivalent to a period.

Also used as part of pasalinan ᭟᭜᭟U+1B5F CARIK PAREREN + U+1B5C WINDU + U+1B5F CARIK PAREREN which indicates the end of a letter, story or verse that began with panten (᭚U+1B5A PANTI).

Tulisan: -

In lontar texts where a word must be broken at the end of a line (always after a full syllable), the sign pameneng is inserted. This sign is not used as a word-joining hyphen; it is used only in linebreaking.

Tulisan: >

End of text markers include ᭽U+1B7D PANTI LANTANG and ᭾U+1B7E PAMADA LANTANG, or a combination of those or their shorter counterparts with ᭜U+1B5C WINDU, such as ᭽᭜᭽U+1B7D PANTI LANTANG + U+1B5C WINDU + U+1B7D PANTI LANTANG or ᭚᭜᭽U+1B5A PANTI + U+1B5C WINDU + U+1B7D PANTI LANTANG.

Tulisan: >

End of text markers include ᭽U+1B7D PANTI LANTANG and ᭾U+1B7E PAMADA LANTANG, or a combination of those or their shorter counterparts with ᭜U+1B5C WINDU, such as ᭽᭜᭽U+1B7D PANTI LANTANG + U+1B5C WINDU + U+1B7D PANTI LANTANG or ᭚᭜᭽U+1B5A PANTI + U+1B5C WINDU + U+1B7D PANTI LANTANG.

Both ᭚U+1B5A PANTI and ᭛U+1B5B PAMADA are used to begin a section in text. This character was introduced in Unicode v16 to represent finer subdivisions in some manuscripts.