Warang Citi is quite distinct from other writing systems of India, and it has features of an
abugida and an
alphabet. As in
Brahmic abugidas,
consonant letters have an
inherent vowel, usually
/a/ or
/ɔ/ but sometimes
/ɛ/. The inherent vowel is not pronounced at the end of the word. Unlike in Brahmic abugidas, and more like in an alphabet, the full vowel letters are always written after the consonant, letters usually don't form
ligatures, and there is no
virama character. It follows capitalization rules as are done in English and follows English punctuation. There are few ligatures that combine to form new sounds, and there are conjunct consonants that are used as well by stacking in some cases. It is written from
left to right in
horizontal lines. The script begins with the letter Ong, which corresponds to
Om in other Brahmic scripts. It has 32 letters in total with capital and small letters. == Numerals ==