Answer: 41
Notes: Gurmukhi script has 41 letters: 38 consonants, 3 vowel sign bearers, plus 3 consonant symbols (bindi, tippi, adhak) and 3 conjunctions (rara, vava, haha). It is an abugida with inherent vowel 'a', uniform letter height, written left to right between two horizontal lines, no case distinction. Created for Sikh scriptures, now used widely in Punjab for culture, education, and administration.
