Pangangge: Vowel Marks That Change Balinese Script Sounds

What is Pangangge?

In abugida systems like Balinese script, every consonant has an inherent /a/ vowel. To produce other vowels, marks called pangangge are attached — positioned above, below, or beside the base character.

Main Pangangge Types

Pangangge	Name	Example	Sound
ᬶ	Ulu	ᬓᬶ (Ki)	i
ᬸ	Suku	ᬓᬸ (Ku)	u
ᬾ	Taleng	ᬓᬾ (Ke)	e
ᭀ	Taleng Tedung	ᬓᭀ (Ko)	o
᭄	Adeg-adeg	ᬓ᭄ (K)	removes vowel

Adeg-adeg: The Vowel Killer

Adeg-adeg (᭄) removes the inherent vowel from a consonant, used to create consonant clusters or final consonants.

Example: bali → ᬩᬮᬶ (Ba + La + Ulu = Bali)

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