scriptDirection

P3658
predicate

Indicates the direction in which a writing system or script is read or written (e.g., left-to-right, right-to-left, top-to-bottom).

All labels observed (17)

Label Occurrences
scriptDirection canonical 671
hasScriptDirection 32
typicalScript 20

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: scriptDirection
Generated description
Indicates the direction in which a writing system or script is read or written (e.g., left-to-right, right-to-left, top-to-bottom).

Sample triples (756)

Subject Object
Lampung language left-to-right
Nsibidi variable direction
Nsibidi top-to-bottom
Nsibidi right-to-left
Nsibidi left-to-right
Arniya right-to-left via predicate surface "hasScriptDirection"
Chitrari right-to-left via predicate surface "hasScriptDirection"
İsmet left-to-right
Qyol Mam (in some communities)
surface form: Qyol Mam
left-to-right
Qʼeqchiʼ left-to-right
Lapis Niger inscription boustrophedon
Flag of the Armed Forces of Ukraine left-to-right
Chitrali right-to-left
Tsang left-to-right
Lak language left-to-right
Kubachi language left-to-right
oss left-to-right
ROC Army insignia left-to-right
Justin Latin alphabet via predicate surface "typicalScript"
Thari Sindhi right-to-left (Arabic-based script)
Thari Sindhi left-to-right (Devanagari)
Natsuo left-to-right (romanization)
Natsuo vertical (Japanese writing)
Takeharu left-to-right
Nepali Bikram Samvat left-to-right
Western Kʼicheʼ left-to-right via predicate surface "hasScriptDirection"
coat of arms of Lombardy none
Shavian block left-to-right
Osmanya block left-to-right
Phoenician block right-to-left
Warang Citi block left-to-right
Taiwanese Holo left-to-right
Cypriot Syllabary block left-to-right
Codex Borbonicus right-to-left (reading order of pages)
green rising sun
surface form: Green Rising Sun
left-to-right context
Mlahsô right-to-left
Epsilon left-to-right
Sakha Cyrillic alphabet horizontal
Gothic left-to-right
Flag of Kashubia left-to-right
Coat of arms of Kaluga Oblast heraldic
Leshon Bukharim right-to-left (Hebrew script) via predicate surface "hasScriptDirection"
Western Middle Aramaic right-to-left
coat of arms of Aosta Valley none
Codex Carolinus left-to-right
Siloam Inscription right-to-left
Chu left-to-right (in Latin script romanization)
Perfected Spelling left-to-right
Taegukgi (late Joseon) horizontal
Lemko language left-to-right