Pegon script
E39178
Pegon script is an adapted form of the Arabic script traditionally used by Javanese and Sundanese Muslims to write their local languages, especially for religious and literary texts.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arabic-derived script
ⓘ
abjad ⓘ writing system ⓘ |
| adaptedFrom | Arabic orthography ⓘ |
| associatedRegion |
Java (Indonesian island)
ⓘ
surface form:
Java Island
West Java ⓘ |
| associatedReligion | Islam ⓘ |
| currentStatus |
minority script
ⓘ
used in traditional Islamic boarding schools ⓘ |
| derivedFrom |
Arabic alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Arabic script
|
| encodes |
Islamic jurisprudence texts in Javanese
ⓘ
Quranic commentaries in local languages ⓘ Sundanese Islamic manuscripts ⓘ |
| hasAdditionalLettersFor |
Javanese phonemes
ⓘ
Malay phonemes ⓘ Sundanese phonemes ⓘ |
| hasAlternateName |
Jawi script
ⓘ
surface form:
Aksara Pegon
|
| hasDiacritics | true ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
adapted orthographic conventions for Austronesian languages
ⓘ
additional consonant letters beyond standard Arabic ⓘ |
| hasTransliterationTo |
Javanese script
ⓘ
Latin alphabet ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
| hasVowelNotation | true ⓘ |
| historicalUsagePeriod |
Dutch East Indies
ⓘ
surface form:
Dutch East Indies period
pre-colonial era in Java ⓘ |
| ISO15924Code | none ⓘ |
| primaryUsage |
Islamic education
ⓘ
Islamic literature ⓘ literary texts ⓘ poetry ⓘ religious texts ⓘ |
| representsVowelsWith | harakat diacritics ⓘ |
| scriptFamily | Arabic script ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Javanese Muslims
ⓘ
Orang Madura ⓘ
surface form:
Madurese Muslims
Sundanese people ⓘ
surface form:
Sundanese Muslims
|
| usedFor |
Indonesian language
ⓘ
Javanese language ⓘ Madurese ⓘ
surface form:
Madurese language
Malay ⓘ
surface form:
Malay language
Sundanese language ⓘ |
| usedForReligiousLanguage | Arabic loanwords ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Indonesia
ⓘ
Java ⓘ Sundaland ⓘ
surface form:
Sunda region
|
| usedInInstitution | pesantren ⓘ |
| writingDirection | right-to-left ⓘ |
| writingSystemType | consonant alphabet ⓘ |
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