Kawi (Old Javanese)

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Old Javanese language literary language

Kawi (Old Javanese) is an early literary form of the Javanese language used in classical inscriptions and texts across Java and neighboring regions in Southeast Asia.

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Observed surface forms (7)

Surface form Occurrences
Old Javanese 36
Bahasa Kawi 1
Javanese language 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Old Javanese ⓘ
language ⓘ
literary language ⓘ
alternativeName Kawi (Old Javanese) ⓘ
surface form: Bahasa Kawi

Kawi (Old Javanese) ⓘ
surface form: Kawi language

Kawi (Old Javanese) ⓘ
surface form: Old Javanese
associatedWithReligion Buddhism ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ
derivedFrom Austronesian languages ⓘ
surface form: Proto-Malayo-Polynesian language
earliestEvidence 8th century inscriptions ⓘ
hasAncestor Austronesian languages ⓘ
surface form: Old Malay

Austronesian languages ⓘ
surface form: Proto-Javanese
hasWritingTradition kakawin poetry ⓘ
kidung poetry ⓘ
parwa prose ⓘ
influenced Balinese language ⓘ
Middle Javanese ⓘ
Modern Javanese ⓘ
Sasak language ⓘ
influencedBy Austronesian languages ⓘ
surface form: Old Malay

Sanskrit ⓘ
ISOStatus no modern ISO 639-3 code as separate language ⓘ
lexicalBorrowingFrom Old Malay ⓘ
Sanskrit ⓘ
region Maritime Southeast Asia ⓘ
surface form: Island Southeast Asia
spokenIn Java ⓘ
standardFormOf Old Javanese literary tradition ⓘ
subclassOf Austronesian language ⓘ
Kawi (Old Javanese) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Javanese language

Malayo-Polynesian language ⓘ
Western Malayo-Polynesian language ⓘ
timePeriod circa 8th century to 15th century ⓘ
usedFor Hindu-Buddhist scriptures ⓘ
court poetry ⓘ
epic narratives ⓘ
inscriptions ⓘ
literary works ⓘ
religious texts ⓘ
usedIn Bali ⓘ
Java ⓘ
Kediri Kingdom ⓘ
Lombok ⓘ
Majapahit Empire ⓘ
Medang Kingdom ⓘ
Singhasari Kingdom ⓘ
Southeast Asia ⓘ
writingSystem Balinese script ⓘ
Kawi script ⓘ
surface form: Javanese script

Kawi script ⓘ
Kawi script ⓘ
surface form: Old Javanese script

Referenced by (43)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kawi (Old Javanese) → alternativeName → Kawi (Old Javanese) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Old Javanese
Kawi (Old Javanese) → alternativeName → Kawi (Old Javanese) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bahasa Kawi
Kawi (Old Javanese) → alternativeName → Kawi (Old Javanese) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kawi language
Proto-Javanese → ancestorOf → Kawi (Old Javanese) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Old Javanese
Modern Javanese → derivedFrom → Kawi (Old Javanese) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Old Javanese
Middle Javanese → developedFrom → Kawi (Old Javanese) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Old Javanese
Middle Javanese → follows → Kawi (Old Javanese) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Old Javanese
Bhinneka Tunggal Ika → language → Kawi (Old Javanese) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Old Javanese
Gajah Mada’s Palapa oath → language → Kawi (Old Javanese) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Old Javanese
Hayam Wuruk → language → Kawi (Old Javanese) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Old Javanese
Kahuripan → language → Kawi (Old Javanese) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Old Javanese
Kakawin Gatotkacasraya → language → Kawi (Old Javanese) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Old Javanese
Kediri Kingdom → language → Kawi (Old Javanese) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Old Javanese
Kertajaya → language → Kawi (Old Javanese) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Old Javanese
Majapahit Empire → language → Kawi (Old Javanese) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Old Javanese
Mataram → language → Kawi (Old Javanese) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Old Javanese
Medang Kingdom → language → Kawi (Old Javanese) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Old Javanese
Nagarakretagama → language → Kawi (Old Javanese) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Old Javanese
Ranggawuni → language → Kawi (Old Javanese) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Old Javanese
Sanjaya dynasty → language → Kawi (Old Javanese) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Old Javanese
Singhasari Kingdom → language → Kawi (Old Javanese) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Old Javanese
Telang inscription → language → Kawi (Old Javanese) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Old Javanese
Tribhuwana Wijayatunggadewi → language → Kawi (Old Javanese) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Old Javanese
Sanjaya → languageContext → Kawi (Old Javanese) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Old Javanese
Wikramawardhana → languageContext → Kawi (Old Javanese) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Old Javanese
Anusapati → languageOfCourt → Kawi (Old Javanese) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Old Javanese
Jayanegara → languageOfCourt → Kawi (Old Javanese) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Old Javanese
Mpu Sindok → languageOfInscriptions → Kawi (Old Javanese) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Old Javanese
Trowulan → languageOfInscriptions → Kawi (Old Javanese) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Old Javanese
Jayabaya → languageOfSources → Kawi (Old Javanese) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Old Javanese
this entity surface form: Old Javanese
Gajah Mada → languageOfWorkOrName → Kawi (Old Javanese) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Old Javanese
Raden Wijaya → languageSpoken → Kawi (Old Javanese) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Old Javanese
Balitung → languageUsed → Kawi (Old Javanese) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Old Javanese
Daha → languageUsed → Kawi (Old Javanese) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Old Javanese
Old Malay → lexicalInfluenceFrom → Kawi (Old Javanese) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Old Javanese
Pararaton → literaryTradition → Kawi (Old Javanese) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Old Javanese literature
Wilhelm von Humboldt → notableWork → Kawi (Old Javanese) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Kawi Language on the Island of Java
Wilhelm von Humboldt → studiedLanguage → Kawi (Old Javanese) ⓘ
Kawi (Old Javanese) → subclassOf → Kawi (Old Javanese) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Javanese language
Kawi script → usedFor → Kawi (Old Javanese) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Old Javanese language
Balinese script → usedForLanguage → Kawi (Old Javanese) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Old Javanese
Anjukladang inscription → writtenInLanguage → Kawi (Old Javanese) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Old Javanese