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Kawi script

Ancient Javanese abugida

Entityabugida natural writing system unicase alphabetQ975802

Also known as Old Javanese · Aksara kawi · Old Javanese script · Kawi

Instance of: abugida
, natural writing system
, unicase alphabet
+1 more
Founded: 8th century

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The Kawi script or the Old Javanese script is a historic Brahmic script used across Maritime Southeast Asia between the 8th century and the 16th century. The Kawi corpus is especially abundant in Java, but materials in Kawi have also been found in Sumatra, the Malay Peninsula, Bali, Thailand, and the Philippines. The script is frequently used to write the Old Javanese language, but whole texts in Sanskrit, Old Malay, Old Balinese, Old Sundanese, and Old Khmer have also been found written in the Kawi script.

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Has use: Kawi
Ended: 16th century sourcing circumstances: circa
Language: Old Javanese
Sanskrit
Balinese
Old Malay
Kawi
Based on: Pallava
Named after: poet
Script directionality: left-to-right
Name: Kawi
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1.unicode.org/iso15924/iso15924-codes.html
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kawi
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1.unicode.org/iso15924/iso15924-codes.html
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Unicode range: U+11F00-11F5F
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1.unicode.org/versions/latest/core-spec/chapter-17/#G40419
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3 identifiers linking Kawi script across the web's reference databases

Freebase ID/m/04vq7x
ISO 15924 alpha-4 codeKawi
ISO 15924 numeric code368

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