Bima script
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Bima script is an indigenous writing system historically used by the Bima people of Sumbawa Island in Indonesia to record their language and cultural traditions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bima script canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6728253 — 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: Bima script Context triple: [Bima language, historicalWritingSystem, Bima script]
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A.
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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B.
Tigalari script
The Tigalari script is a historical South Indian writing system used primarily to write Tulu and Sanskrit, closely related to other southern Brahmic scripts.
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C.
Rejang script
Rejang script is an indigenous Brahmic-derived writing system used primarily for the Rejang language of southwestern Sumatra, Indonesia.
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D.
Batak script
Batak script is an indigenous writing system from northern Sumatra historically used to write the various Batak languages.
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E.
Kawi script
Kawi script is an ancient Brahmic-derived writing system historically used across Java and other parts of Southeast Asia to write Old Javanese and related languages.
- 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: Bima script Target entity description: Bima script is an indigenous writing system historically used by the Bima people of Sumbawa Island in Indonesia to record their language and cultural traditions.
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A.
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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B.
Tigalari script
The Tigalari script is a historical South Indian writing system used primarily to write Tulu and Sanskrit, closely related to other southern Brahmic scripts.
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C.
Rejang script
Rejang script is an indigenous Brahmic-derived writing system used primarily for the Rejang language of southwestern Sumatra, Indonesia.
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D.
Batak script
Batak script is an indigenous writing system from northern Sumatra historically used to write the various Batak languages.
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E.
Kawi script
Kawi script is an ancient Brahmic-derived writing system historically used across Java and other parts of Southeast Asia to write Old Javanese and related languages.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical script
ⓘ
writing system ⓘ |
| associatedEthnicGroup | Bima people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | symbol of Bima identity ⓘ |
| currentUse |
cultural preservation
ⓘ
limited ceremonial use ⓘ |
| derivedFrom |
Kawi script
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Old Javanese script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| direction | left-to-right ⓘ |
| geographicContext | Lesser Sunda Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
consonant-based characters with inherent vowel
ⓘ
diacritics for vowels ⓘ special signs for punctuation ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfUse |
early colonial era
ⓘ
pre-colonial era ⓘ |
| languageFamilyOfLanguageWritten | Austronesian languages ⓘ |
| languageWritten | Bima language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservationEfforts |
documented by Indonesian scholars
ⓘ
studied by epigraphers ⓘ |
| region | West Nusa Tenggara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Balinese script
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bugis script NERFINISHED ⓘ Javanese script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptCategory | Southeast Asian indigenous script ⓘ |
| scriptFamily |
Brahmic scripts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indic scripts ⓘ |
| scriptUserCommunity | Sultanate of Bima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | largely obsolete ⓘ |
| usedBy | Bima people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
administrative records
ⓘ
royal correspondence ⓘ writing Bima language ⓘ |
| usedIn | Sumbawa Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedToRecord |
cultural traditions
ⓘ
historical chronicles ⓘ oral literature ⓘ religious texts ⓘ |
| writingMedium |
bamboo
ⓘ
palm leaf manuscripts ⓘ paper manuscripts ⓘ |
| writingSurfaceTools |
ink pen
ⓘ
stylus ⓘ |
| writingSystemType | abugida ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bima script Description of subject: Bima script is an indigenous writing system historically used by the Bima people of Sumbawa Island in Indonesia to record their language and cultural traditions.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.