Jawi script
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Jawi script is an Arabic-based writing system historically used for various Malayic languages in Southeast Asia, including Minangkabau, for religious, literary, and administrative purposes.
Aliases (3)
- Aksara Pegon ×1
- Arabic script (Jawi) ×1
- Jawi ×1
Referenced by (12)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Malay
→
Malayic languages → Malayo-Polynesian languages ("Arabic script (Jawi)") → Pattani Sultanate → |
writingSystem |
|
Acehnese
→
Sama–Bajaw languages subgroup → |
historicallyUsedScript |
|
Pegon script
("Aksara Pegon")
→
|
hasAlternateName |
|
Malacca Sultanate
→
|
languageOfWriting |
|
Rencong script
→
|
replacedBy |
|
Malay
("Jawi")
→
|
scriptVariant |
|
Minangkabau
→
|
traditionalScript |
|
Arabic alphabet
→
|
usedFor |