Full Stop (।) पूर्ण विराम(Pūrṇa virāma)
- Equivalent to the English period (.) and marks the end of a sentence.
- Example: म घर जान्छु। (Ma ghara jānchu.)
Comma (,) अल्पविराम(Alpavirāma)
- It is used similarly to the English comma to separate items in a list or clauses in a sentence.
- Example: म आमा, बुवा, दाजु र बहिनीलाई भेट्न गएँ।(Ma aama,buwa,daaju ra bahinilai bhetna gaen.)
Question Mark (?)प्रश्न चिन्ह(Praśna cinha)
- They are used at the end of a question.
- Example: तिमीलाई कस्तो छ?(Timīlā’ī kastō cha?)
Exclamation Mark (!)विस्मयादिबोधक चिन्ह(Vismayādibōdhaka cinha)
- Used to express strong emotion or a command.
- Example: कति रमाइलो!(Kati ramailo!)
Quotation Marks (“ ”)उद्धरण चिन्ह(Ud’dharaṇa cinha)
- Used to enclose direct speech or quotations.
- Example: उसले भन्यो, “ऊ भोलि आउछ।”(Usle bhanyo, ‘ Uu bholi aaucha .'”)
Colon (:)कोलन(Kōlana)
- Used to introduce a list or explanation.
- Example: आवश्यक सामग्री: किताब, कलम, कपी।(Aawashyak saamagri:kitaab,kalama,kapi.”)
Semicolon (;)अर्ध: कोलन(Ardha: Kōlana)
- Used to connect closely related independent clauses or separate items in a complex list.
- Example: म काम गर्छु; उसले अध्ययन गर्छ।(Ma kaam garchu; usle adhyayan garchha.)
Dash (—)ड्यास(Ḍyāsa)
- Used to indicate a pause or range.
- Example: सन् २०००—२०२० सम्मको अवधिमा।(“San 2000-2020 sammako avadhima”)
Parentheses (()) कोष्ठकहरू(Kōṣṭhakaharū)
- Used to enclose additional information or explanations.
- Example: उसको साथी (जो सधैं हासिरहेको हुन्छ) पनि आयो।(Usko saathi (jo sadhai haasiraheko hunchha) pani aayo.)
Apostrophe (’)वर्णलोपको चिनो()
- Used for possessive forms or contractions.
- Example: रामको किताब।(Ramko kitaab.)
Ellipsis (…)अण्डाकार(Aṇḍākāra)
- They are used to indicate an omission or trailing off in thought.
- Example: म के भन्छु भने…(Ma ke bhanchu bhane…)
Slash (/)स्ल्याश(Slyāśa)
- Used to indicate alternatives or fractions.
- Example: हिउँद/वर्षा।(Hi’um̐da/varṣā.)