The Rohingya Alphabet
Rohingya has two writing systems in active use — Hanifi, the majority script, and Rohingyalish. This page introduces each one — how many letters it has, how it reads, and when it's used.
1. Hanifi Rohingya Script
Written right to left · 28 consonants · 10 vowels · Unicode encoded (2018)
𐴀𐴁𐴂𐴃𐴄𐴅𐴆𐴇𐴈𐴉𐴊𐴋𐴌𐴍𐴎𐴏𐴐𐴑𐴒𐴓𐴔𐴕𐴖𐴗𐴘𐴙𐴚𐴛
See every character with its code point and name in the Hanifi Unicode reference.
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2. Rohingyalish (Latin Script)
Written left to right · Latin letters + ç and ñ · Used for digital communication
Vowels — plain and stressed (accent = say it harder, higher)
aeiououáéíóúóu
Special letters
c = "sh" (cúkuria) ç = rolled retroflex "r" (hoçé) ñ = nasal sound (añára)
Dual consonants — h = thick, s = thin, ñ = nasal
dhthkhchtsñgñy
Diphthongs
aieioiuiáiéióiúi
Doubled vowels are long (maa = mother); doubled consonants are held longer (ekkán = one). Full details in the pronunciation guide.