Lampung script
E403695
Lampung script is an indigenous abugida used for writing the Lampung language of southern Sumatra, Indonesia, derived from older Sumatran scripts.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lampung script canonical | 4 |
| Aksara Lampung | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3990536 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lampung script Context triple: [Rencong script, hasDescendant, Lampung script]
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A.
Sundanese script
The Sundanese script is an abugida used historically and in modern times to write the Sundanese language of West Java, Indonesia.
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B.
Lontara script
The Lontara script is an indigenous writing system traditionally used by the Bugis and Makassarese peoples of South Sulawesi, Indonesia, to write their Austronesian languages.
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C.
Batak script
Batak script is an indigenous writing system from northern Sumatra historically used to write the various Batak languages.
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D.
Javanese script
The Javanese script is a traditional Brahmic-derived abugida used historically and culturally for writing the Javanese language, especially on the island of Java in Indonesia.
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E.
Jawi script
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lampung script Target entity description: Lampung script is an indigenous abugida used for writing the Lampung language of southern Sumatra, Indonesia, derived from older Sumatran scripts.
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A.
Sundanese script
The Sundanese script is an abugida used historically and in modern times to write the Sundanese language of West Java, Indonesia.
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B.
Lontara script
The Lontara script is an indigenous writing system traditionally used by the Bugis and Makassarese peoples of South Sulawesi, Indonesia, to write their Austronesian languages.
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C.
Batak script
Batak script is an indigenous writing system from northern Sumatra historically used to write the various Batak languages.
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D.
Javanese script
The Javanese script is a traditional Brahmic-derived abugida used historically and culturally for writing the Javanese language, especially on the island of Java in Indonesia.
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E.
Jawi script
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Brahmic script
ⓘ
abugida ⓘ indigenous script ⓘ writing system ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup | Lampung people ⓘ |
| belongsToWritingTradition | Sumatran script tradition ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| derivedFrom |
Old Malay script
ⓘ
Old Sumatran scripts ⓘ Rencong script ⓘ |
| hasAlternateName |
Lampung script
ⓘ
surface form:
Aksara Lampung
Had Lampung ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType | consonant-based ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
symbol of Lampung identity
ⓘ
used in traditional ceremonies ⓘ |
| hasDiacriticsFor |
final consonants
ⓘ
vowel changes ⓘ |
| hasEducationalStatus | taught in some local schools in Lampung ⓘ |
| hasPhoneticBasis | Lampung phonology ⓘ |
| hasRevitalizationEfforts |
community-based courses
ⓘ
local government programs ⓘ |
| hasScriptType | abugida ⓘ |
| hasUnicodeStatus | not yet encoded as a separate Unicode block (as of 2024) ⓘ |
| hasUsageStatus |
active in cultural and educational contexts
ⓘ
limited contemporary everyday use ⓘ |
| hasVowelNotation | inherent vowel with diacritics ⓘ |
| hasWritingMedium |
bark manuscripts
ⓘ
paper ⓘ wood ⓘ |
| historicalUsage |
legal documents
ⓘ
letters ⓘ traditional manuscripts ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Pallava script
ⓘ
other early Brahmic scripts ⓘ |
| region |
Lampung
ⓘ
Sumatra ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Batak script
ⓘ
surface form:
Batak scripts
Rencong script ⓘ
surface form:
Kerinci script
Rejang script ⓘ |
| scriptCategory | Southeast Asian script ⓘ |
| scriptFamily | Brahmic ⓘ |
| timePeriod | attested at least since the pre-colonial era ⓘ |
| usedFor | writing the Lampung language ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Indonesia
ⓘ
southern Sumatra ⓘ |
| writingDirection | left-to-right ⓘ |
| writingSystemOf | Lampung language ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lampung script Description of subject: Lampung script is an indigenous abugida used for writing the Lampung language of southern Sumatra, Indonesia, derived from older Sumatran scripts.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Aksara Lampung