This is a proposed alphabet that is meant to be used for writing of Kashmiri. It is now in a very early stage of development, so some changes may occur to it in the future as the creator see fit. For any questions please use the email link below.

Kə¯šur/कॉशुर/كأشُر
The Kashmiri Latin alphabet

Devised by: Michael Fustumum (michaelpeterfustumum(at)gmail.com)

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Latin letter

 Devanagari letter Arabic letter

IPA
1

A a

 अ ا

[a]
2 Ā ā आ آ, ـا [aː]
3 Ə ə अ'  

[ə]
4 Ə¯ ə¯ आ'   [əː]
5

B b

 ब ب

[b]
6

C c

 च़ ژ

[t͡s]
7 Ch ch छ़ ژھ [t͡sʰ]
8 Č č च چ

[t͡ʃ]
9 Čh čh छ چھ [t͡ʃʰ]
10

D d

 द د

[d]
11 Ḍ ḍ ड ڈ [ɖ]
12

E e

 ए' ێ

[e]
13 Ē ē ए ی,ے [eː]
14

G g

 ग گ,غ

[g]
15

H h

 ह ه,ح

[h]
16

I i

 इ ـِ

[i]
17 Ī ī ई ی [iː]
18 Ɨ ɨ उ'  

[ɨ]
19 Ɨ¯ ɨ¯ ऊ' ٳ [ɨː]
20

J j

 ज ج

[d͡ʒ]
21

K k

 क ک,ق

[k]
22 Kh kh ख کھ,خ [kʰ]
23

L l

 ल ل

[l]
24

M m

 म م

[m]
25

N n

 न ن

[n]
26

O o

 ओ' ۆ

[o]
27 Ō ō ओ ؤ [oː]
28 Ɔ ɔ अॅ ۄ [ɔ]
29 Ɔ¯ ɔ¯ ऑ ۄا [ɔː]
30

P p

 प پ

[p]
31 Ph ph फ پھ,ف [pʰ]
32

R r

 र ر

[r]
33

S s

 स س,ث,ص

[s]
34

Š š

 श ش

[ʃ]
35

T t

 त ت, ط

[t]
36 Th th थ تھ [tʰ]
37 Ṭ ṭ ट ٹ

[ʈ]
38 Ṭh ṭh ठ ٹھ [ʈʰ]
39

U u

 उ ـُ

[u]
40 Ū ū ऊ وُ [uː]
41

W w

 व و

[w]
42

Y y

 य ی,ے

[j]
43 Ẏ ẏ ्य ى۪ [ʲ]
44

Z z

 ਜ਼ ز, ذ, ض, ظ

[z]
  ~ ं نٛ [~]
There would not be letters f, q(u), v, x, which would be replaced by ph, k(w), w, ks, respectively.

Text example
First article of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

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