Javanese script
E94557
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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Javanese script canonical | 28 |
| Old Javanese script | 13 |
| Aksara Jawa | 3 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Brahmic script
ⓘ
abugida ⓘ writing system ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ Islam ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Balinese script
ⓘ
Javanese script self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
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 |
Javanese script
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
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
ⓘ
surface form:
Madurese language
Basa Sasak ⓘ
surface form:
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
ⓘ
surface form:
Javanese language
|
Referenced by (44)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Old Javanese script
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Old Javanese script
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Old Javanese script
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Old Javanese script
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Old Javanese script
this entity surface form:
Old Javanese script
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Aksara Jawa
this entity surface form:
Old Javanese script
this entity surface form:
Old Javanese script
this entity surface form:
Old Javanese script
subject surface form:
Pararaton
this entity surface form:
Old Javanese script
this entity surface form:
Old Javanese script
this entity surface form:
Old Javanese script
this entity surface form:
Aksara Jawa
this entity surface form:
Old Javanese script
this entity surface form:
Aksara Jawa