Javanese script
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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.
Aliases (2)
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Brahmic script
→
abugida → writing system → |
| associatedWithReligion |
Buddhism
→
Hinduism → Islam → |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Balinese script
→
Old Javanese script → Sundanese script → |
| culturallyUsedFor |
batik inscriptions
→
court literature → wayang performance texts → |
| derivedFrom |
Brahmi script
→
Kawi script → |
| direction |
left-to-right
→
|
| hasBasicConsonantInventory |
20 consonants (hanacaraka sequence)
→
|
| hasCharacterType |
consonant
→
diacritic → independent vowel → punctuation mark → vowel sign → |
| hasConjunctConsonants |
yes
→
|
| hasInherentVowel |
a
→
|
| hasLigatures |
yes
→
|
| hasNativeName |
Aksara Jawa
→
Carakan → Hanacaraka → |
| hasNumeralSystem |
Javanese numerals
→
|
| hasStandardOrdering |
hanacaraka sequence
→
|
| hasTraditionalMedium |
dluwang paper
→
metal inscriptions → palm-leaf manuscripts → stone inscriptions → wooden inscriptions → |
| hasUnicodeBlock |
Javanese
→
|
| historicallyUsedFor |
Madurese language
→
Sasak language → Sundanese language → |
| ISO15924Code |
Java
→
|
| scriptFamily |
Brahmic
→
|
| status |
primarily ceremonial and cultural use in modern times
→
|
| UnicodeBlockRange |
U+A980–U+A9DF
→
|
| usedBy |
Javanese people
→
|
| usedFor |
inscriptions
→
literary texts → religious texts → royal correspondence → |
| usedIn |
Indonesia
→
Java → |
| writingDirection |
horizontal
→
|
| writingSystemFor |
Javanese language
→
|
Referenced by (18)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Kakawin Gatotkacasraya
("Old Javanese script")
→
Kakawin Smaradahana ("Old Javanese script") → Pararaton → Prasasti Mantyasih ("Old Javanese script") → |
script |
|
Javanese
→
Kawi language ("Old Javanese script") → Kawi language → Telang inscription ("Old Javanese script") → |
writingSystem |
|
Brahmic scripts
→
Pallava script → |
influenced |
|
Javanese script
("Old Javanese script")
→
|
closelyRelatedTo |
|
Brahmi script
→
|
hasDescendant |
|
Javanese script
("Aksara Jawa")
→
|
hasNativeName |
|
Pegon script
→
|
hasTransliterationTo |
|
Modern Javanese
→
|
hasWritingSystem |
|
Sundanese script
→
|
relatedScript |
|
Kakawin Hariwangsa
("Old Javanese script")
→
|
scriptOriginallyWrittenIn |
|
Madurese
→
|
scriptUsedHistorically |