Chiki Chemed

The Ol-chiki script is taught by writing it alongside other scripts (Odia, Devanagari, and Bengali) to help learners understand the sounds and...

Content Breakdown (with Ol Chiki Script)

The Alphabet and Sounds

  1. Vowels: Referred to as Raha Arang (ᱨᱟᱦᱟ ᱟᱲᱟᱝ) (राहा आरां / ରାହା ଆରାଂ).
  2. Consonants: Referred to as Keched Arang (ᱠᱮᱪᱮᱫ ᱟᱲᱟᱝ) (केचेद् आरां / କେଚେଦ୍ ଆରାଂ).
  3. Modifiers & Marks: The book introduces special phonetic modifiers, including Japah chiki (ᱡᱟᱯᱟᱜ ᱪᱤᱠᱤ) (जापाः चिकि / ଜାପାଃ ଚିକି) , Mu tudah (ᱢᱩ ᱴᱩᱰᱟᱹᱜ) (मुँ टुडा: / ମୁଁ ଟୁଡାଃ) , Gahla tudah (ᱜᱟᱦᱞᱟ ᱴᱩᱰᱟᱹᱜ) (गहला टुडा: / ଗାହଲା ଟୁଡାଃ) , Ohodh (ᱚᱦᱚᱫ) (अहद् / ଅହଦ୍) , Rela (ᱨᱮᱞᱟ) (रेला / ରେଲା) , and Farka (ᱯᱷᱟᱨᱠᱟ) (फरका / ଫାରକା).
  4. Handwriting: A section is dedicated to handwritten letters, termed Ti teyah Usara Ol.

Numbers (Lekha / ᱞᱮᱠᱷᱟ)

  • 1: Mid (ᱢᱤᱫ / ) (मिद् / ମିଦ୍)
  • 2: Bar (ᱵᱟᱨ / ) (बार् / ବାର୍)
  • 3: Pe (ᱯᱮ / ) (पे / ପେ)
  • 4: Pun (ᱯᱩᱱ / ) (पुन् / ପୁନ୍)
  • 5: Mone (ᱢᱚᱬᱮ / ) (मणे / ମଣେ)
  • 6: Turuy (ᱛᱩᱨᱩᱭ / ) (तुरुय् / ତୁରୁୟ)
  • 7: Eyay (ᱮᱭᱟᱭ / ) (एयाय् / ଏୟାୟ୍)
  • 8: Eral (ᱤᱨᱟᱹᱞ / ) (इराल् / ଇରାଲ୍)
  • 9: Are (ᱟᱨᱮ / ) (आरे / ଆରେ)

Vocabulary Building

  • Various everyday Santali words are transliterated across scripts. Examples include Bana (ᱵᱟᱱᱟ) (बाना / ବାନା) , Ipil (ᱤᱯᱤᱞ) (इपिल् / ଇପିଲ୍) , Bili (ᱵᱤᱞᱤ) (बिलि / ବିଲି) , Chene (ᱪᱮᱬᱮ) (चेणे) , and Gede (ᱜᱮᱰᱮ) (गेडे).

Days of the Week (Eyay Maha / ᱮᱭᱟᱭ ᱢᱟᱦᱟᱸ)

  • The days of the week are listed as: Singe (ᱥᱤᱸᱜᱮ) (सिंगे / ସିଙ୍ଗେ) , Ote (ᱚᱛᱮ) (अते / ଅତେ) , Bale (ᱵᱟᱞᱮ) (बाले / ବାଲେ) , Sagun (ᱥᱟᱹᱜᱩᱱ) (सागुन् / ସାଗୁନ୍) , Sardi (ᱥᱟᱹᱨᱫᱤ) (सार्दि / ସାର୍ଦି) , Jarum (ᱡᱟᱹᱨᱩᱢ) (जारुम् / ଜାରୁମ୍) , and Njuhum (ᱧᱩᱦᱩᱢ) (जुहुम् / ଞୁହୁମ୍).

Months of the Year (Gel bar Chanda / ᱜᱮᱞ ᱵᱟᱨ ᱪᱟᱸᱫᱚ)

  • The Santali calendar months are taught as: Mag (ᱢᱟᱜᱽ) (माग् / ମାଗ୍) , Fagun (ᱯᱷᱟᱹᱜᱩᱱ) (फागुन् / ଫାଗୁନ୍) , Chat (ᱪᱟᱹᱛ) (चात् / ଚାତ୍) , Baysat (ᱵᱟᱹᱭᱥᱟᱹᱛ) (बायसात् / ବାୟସାତ୍) , Jhent (ᱡᱷᱮᱸᱴ) (झेंट् / ଝେଣ୍ଟ୍) , Asal (ᱟᱥᱟᱲ) (आसाल् / ଆସାଲ୍) , San (ᱥᱟᱱ) (सान् / ସାନ୍) , Bhadar (ᱵᱷᱟᱫᱚᱨ) (भादोर् / ଭାଦର୍) , Dasainy (ᱫᱟᱥᱟᱸᱭ) (दासांय् / ଦାସାଁୟ୍) , Sohray (ᱥᱚᱦᱨᱟᱭ) (सोहराय् / ସୋହରାୟ୍) , Aghan (ᱟᱜᱷᱟᱬ) (आघान् / ଆଘାଣ୍) , and Push (ᱯᱩᱥ) (पुस् / ପୁସ୍).

Availability

available

Publish Date

01 January 2026

Published Year

2026

Publisher Name

Hans Hansli Publication

Reading Age

8+

Grade Level

Lower Standard

Total Pages

18

Country

India

Language

Santali

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