Geba script
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The Geba script is a traditional syllabic writing system used primarily by the Naxi people of southwestern China to record their language and cultural texts.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
traditional script
ⓘ
writing system ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Dongba priests
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Naxi religion ⓘ |
| characterType | syllabic signs ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
preservation of Naxi cultural heritage
ⓘ
transmission of oral traditions ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Chinese characters
ⓘ
Latin-based Naxi romanization ⓘ Naxi Dongba pictographic script ⓘ |
| geographicContext | southwestern China minority scripts ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Sino-Tibetan languages ⓘ |
| preservation |
academic archives
ⓘ
museum collections ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
administrative records
ⓘ
recording Naxi language ⓘ recording cultural texts ⓘ religious texts ⓘ ritual texts ⓘ |
| region |
Himalayan foothills
ⓘ
Upper Yangtze basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
Naxi Dongba script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptFamily | Naxi scripts ⓘ |
| scriptUserCommunity | Naxi ethnic group ⓘ |
| status |
endangered use
ⓘ
minority script ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
20th century
ⓘ
late imperial China ⓘ |
| transliterationOf | Naxi syllables ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Naxi literate elites
ⓘ
Naxi people NERFINISHED ⓘ ritual specialists ⓘ |
| usedFor |
contracts
ⓘ
genealogies ⓘ local records ⓘ ritual manuscripts ⓘ |
| usedForLanguage | Naxi language ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Lijiang region
ⓘ
Southwestern China NERFINISHED ⓘ Yunnan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingDirection | left-to-right ⓘ |
| writingMedium |
cloth scrolls
ⓘ
paper manuscripts ⓘ wooden boards ⓘ |
| writingSystemType | syllabic ⓘ |
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