Bugis script
E541748
Bugis script is a traditional Brahmic writing system used primarily for the Buginese language of South Sulawesi, Indonesia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bugis script canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
traditional script
ⓘ
writing system ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup |
Bugis people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Makassarese people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| currentStatus |
partly replaced by Latin script
ⓘ
used in cultural and ceremonial contexts ⓘ |
| derivedFrom |
Old Kawi script
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pallava script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicScope | South Sulawesi and surrounding areas ⓘ |
| hasAlternateName |
Bugis Lontara
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lontaraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacterCount | 23 basic consonant letters (approximate) ⓘ |
| hasConsonantLetters | true ⓘ |
| hasDistinctNumerals | false ⓘ |
| hasInherentVowel | /a/ ⓘ |
| hasISO15924Code | Bugi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNativeName |
Lontara
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ᨒᨚᨈᨑ ⓘ |
| hasPunctuation | limited traditional punctuation ⓘ |
| hasUnicodeBlock | Lontara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVowelDiacritics | true ⓘ |
| historicalUsage |
court documents
ⓘ
genealogies ⓘ legal texts ⓘ literary manuscripts ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | Buginese language ⓘ |
| region | Sulawesi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptCodeStandard | ISO 15924 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptFamily | Brahmic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| standardization | encoded in Unicode 4.1 ⓘ |
| subclassOf | Lontara script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfWidespreadUse |
17th century
ⓘ
18th century ⓘ 19th century ⓘ |
| UnicodeBlockRange | U+1A00–U+1A1F ⓘ |
| usedByReligion |
Islam (for local texts)
ⓘ
local traditional beliefs ⓘ |
| usedFor |
writing the Buginese language
ⓘ
writing the Makassarese language ⓘ writing the Mandar language ⓘ writing the Toraja language ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Indonesia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Sulawesi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingDirection | left-to-right ⓘ |
| writingSystemType | syllabic alphabet ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.