Sasak script

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The Sasak script is a traditional Brahmic-derived writing system historically used by the Sasak people of Lombok, Indonesia, to write the Sasak language and related local dialects.

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Sasak script canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indonesian script
writing system
associatedEthnicGroup Sasak people NERFINISHED
belongsToTradition Indic script tradition
insular Southeast Asian scripts
continent Asia
country Indonesia
culturalSignificance marker of Sasak identity
used in ritual texts
used in traditional ceremonies
currentStatus largely obsolete
used in cultural contexts
used in traditional education
derivedFrom Kawi script NERFINISHED
Old Javanese script NERFINISHED
geographicDistribution Lombok Island NERFINISHED
hasFeature conjunct consonants
independent vowel signs
inherent vowel
numeral signs
vowel diacritics
historicalUsage legal documents
literary works
religious texts
traditional manuscripts
ISO15924Status not encoded as separate script
languageFamilyWritten Austronesian languages NERFINISHED
preservationEffort documented by linguists
taught in limited local programs
primaryLanguageWritten Sasak language NERFINISHED
region Lombok NERFINISHED
relatedTo Balinese script NERFINISHED
Javanese script NERFINISHED
Lontara script NERFINISHED
replacedBy Latin alphabet NERFINISHED
scriptFamily Brahmic
scriptType syllabic alphabet
timePeriod 19th century
pre-colonial era in Lombok
usedBy Sasak people NERFINISHED
usedFor Sasak language NERFINISHED
local dialects of Lombok
writingDirection left-to-right
writingMedium bark manuscripts
palm-leaf manuscripts
paper manuscripts

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Kuto-Kute dialect writingSystem Sasak script