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Umê script

This article will address the topic of Umê script, which has aroused great interest and controversy in various areas. Umê script has generated an intense debate in contemporary society, awakening the curiosity and opinion of specialists and the general public. Its relevance and significance have led to a deeper study and analysis, with the aim of understanding its impact and scope. In this sense, it is pertinent to examine in detail the different aspects surrounding Umê script, exploring its origin, evolution, repercussions and possible future scenarios. Likewise, it seeks to offer a comprehensive perspective that allows enriching knowledge about Umê script, providing elements that contribute to a critical and reflective analysis.
Tibetan consonants in Ume script; note those with vertical tseg marks

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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