Sundanese script
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The Sundanese script is an abugida used historically and in modern times to write the Sundanese language of West Java, Indonesia.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| Old Sundanese script | 0 | 3 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Brahmic script
→
abugida → writing system → |
| country | Indonesia → |
| derivedFrom |
Sundanese script
self-linksurface differs
→
surface form:
Old Sundanese script
|
| encodingStandard | Unicode → |
| hasAdditionalUnicodeBlock | Sundanese Supplement → |
| hasCharacterCategory |
consonants
→
independent vowels → numerals → punctuation → vowel signs → |
| hasConsonantType | inherent vowel /a/ in consonant letters → |
| hasDesignInfluence | based on historical manuscript forms of Old Sundanese → |
| hasDiacritic |
virama-like sign to cancel inherent vowel
→
vowel diacritics → |
| hasEducationUse | taught in some schools in West Java → |
| hasFeature |
conjunct formation is limited compared to some other Brahmic scripts
→
distinct letters for native Sundanese phonemes → |
| hasISO15924Code | Sund → |
| hasNumericSystem | Sundanese digits → |
| hasPunctuation | Sundanese-specific punctuation marks → |
| hasUnicodeBlock | Sundanese → |
| hasVowelSignType | dependent vowel signs → |
| historicalUsage | used historically for manuscripts in Sundanese language → |
| modernRevival | revived in the late 20th and early 21st centuries → |
| officialStatus | regional script promoted by West Java authorities → |
| region | Java → |
| relatedScript |
Balinese script
→
Javanese script → Sundanese script self-linksurface differs →
surface form:
Old Sundanese script
|
| scriptFamily | Brahmic scripts → |
| standardizedBy | regional language and education authorities in West Java → |
| timePeriod |
used again in contemporary period after standardization
→
used in pre-colonial period in West Java → |
| UnicodeRange | U+1B80–U+1BBF → |
| UnicodeSupplementRange | U+1CC0–U+1CCF → |
| usedBy | Sundanese people → |
| usedFor |
educational materials in West Java
→
modern publications → traditional literature → writing the Sundanese language → |
| usedIn |
Indonesia
→
West Java → |
| writingDirection | left-to-right → |
| writingSystemType | segmental writing system with inherent vowel → |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Old Sundanese script
this entity surface form:
Old Sundanese script
this entity surface form:
Old Sundanese script