Kawi
E352768
Kawi is an ancient Brahmic script historically used in maritime Southeast Asia, particularly for Old Javanese and related languages.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kawi canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Brahmic script
ⓘ
abugida ⓘ |
| associatedReligion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | Pallava script ⓘ |
| developedFrom | Southern Brahmi ⓘ |
| encodedInUnicodeVersion | Unicode 15.0 ⓘ |
| hasAlternateName |
Javanese script
ⓘ
surface form:
Old Javanese script
|
| hasConsonantClusterRepresentation | conjunct forms ⓘ |
| hasConsonantSigns | independent consonant letters ⓘ |
| hasDiacriticsFor |
final consonants
ⓘ
nasalization ⓘ vowel length ⓘ |
| hasNumeralSystem | Kawi numerals ⓘ |
| hasScriptCodeISO15924 | Kawi self-link ⓘ |
| hasUnicodeBlock | Kawi (U+11F00–U+11F5F) ⓘ |
| hasVowelNotation |
inherent vowel /a/
ⓘ
vowel diacritics ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 8th century to 16th century ⓘ |
| influenced |
Balinese script
ⓘ
Baybayin ⓘ Javanese script ⓘ Sundanese script ⓘ |
| inUnicodeGeneralCategory | Other Letter ⓘ |
| scriptFamily | Brahmic scripts ⓘ |
| scriptUsageStatus | no longer in everyday use ⓘ |
| usedByCulture |
Balinese culture
ⓘ
surface form:
Balinese civilization
Javanese civilization ⓘ |
| usedFor |
literary works
ⓘ
religious texts ⓘ royal inscriptions ⓘ |
| usedForLanguage |
Balinese language
ⓘ
surface form:
Old Balinese
Kawi (Old Javanese) ⓘ
surface form:
Old Javanese
Old Malay ⓘ Sanskrit ⓘ |
| usedIn | maritime Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| usedInRegion |
Bali
ⓘ
Java ⓘ Kalimantan ⓘ Philippines ⓘ Sumatra ⓘ |
| writingDirection | left-to-right ⓘ |
| writingMedium |
metal inscriptions
ⓘ
palm-leaf manuscripts ⓘ stone inscriptions ⓘ |
| writingSystemOf | Old Javanese literature ⓘ |
| writingSystemScope | historical ⓘ |
| writingSystemType | abugida ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.