Kawi (Old Javanese)
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Kawi (Old Javanese) is an early literary form of the Javanese language used in classical inscriptions and texts across Java and neighboring regions in Southeast Asia.
All labels observed (10)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Old Javanese | 118 |
| Old Javanese language | 4 |
| Bahasa Kawi | 1 |
| Javanese language | 1 |
| Kawi (Old Javanese) canonical | 1 |
| Kawi language | 1 |
| Old Javanese (cultural-linguistic context) | 1 |
| Old Javanese literature | 1 |
| OldJavanese | 1 |
| The Kawi Language on the Island of Java | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T32601 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Kawi (Old Javanese) Context triple: [Wilhelm von Humboldt, studiedLanguage, Kawi (Old Javanese)]
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Kanji
Kanji are logographic characters of Chinese origin used in the Japanese writing system alongside hiragana and katakana.
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B.
Filipino
Filipinos are a Southeast Asian ethnolinguistic group native to the Philippines, known for their diverse Austronesian, Spanish, American, and Chinese cultural influences and a global diaspora.
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C.
Vietnamese alphabet
The Vietnamese alphabet is a modern Latin-based writing system that uses additional diacritics to represent the tones and specific sounds of the Vietnamese language.
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D.
Koine Greek
Koine Greek is the common dialect of ancient Greek that served as the primary language of the New Testament and early Christian writings.
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E.
Arabic
Arabic is a Semitic language widely spoken across the Arab world and used as a liturgical language in Islam.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Kawi (Old Javanese) Target entity description: Kawi (Old Javanese) is an early literary form of the Javanese language used in classical inscriptions and texts across Java and neighboring regions in Southeast Asia.
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A.
Kanji
Kanji are logographic characters of Chinese origin used in the Japanese writing system alongside hiragana and katakana.
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B.
Filipino
Filipinos are a Southeast Asian ethnolinguistic group native to the Philippines, known for their diverse Austronesian, Spanish, American, and Chinese cultural influences and a global diaspora.
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C.
Judeo-Arabic
Judeo-Arabic is a group of Arabic dialects historically spoken and written by Jewish communities, typically using the Hebrew script and incorporating Hebrew and Aramaic elements.
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D.
Vietnamese alphabet
The Vietnamese alphabet is a modern Latin-based writing system that uses additional diacritics to represent the tones and specific sounds of the Vietnamese language.
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E.
Koine Greek
Koine Greek is the common dialect of ancient Greek that served as the primary language of the New Testament and early Christian writings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Old Javanese
ⓘ
language ⓘ literary language ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Kawi (Old Javanese)
ⓘ
surface form:
Bahasa Kawi
Kawi (Old Javanese) ⓘ
surface form:
Kawi language
Kawi (Old Javanese) ⓘ
surface form:
Old Javanese
|
| associatedWithReligion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ |
| derivedFrom |
Austronesian languages
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surface form:
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian language
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| earliestEvidence | 8th century inscriptions ⓘ |
| hasAncestor |
Austronesian languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Old Malay
Austronesian languages ⓘ
surface form:
Proto-Javanese
|
| hasWritingTradition |
kakawin poetry
ⓘ
kidung poetry ⓘ parwa prose ⓘ |
| influenced |
Balinese language
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Middle Javanese ⓘ Modern Javanese ⓘ Sasak language ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Austronesian languages
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surface form:
Old Malay
Sanskrit ⓘ |
| ISOStatus | no modern ISO 639-3 code as separate language ⓘ |
| lexicalBorrowingFrom |
Old Malay
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Sanskrit ⓘ |
| region |
Maritime Southeast Asia
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surface form:
Island Southeast Asia
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| spokenIn | Java ⓘ |
| standardFormOf | Old Javanese literary tradition ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Austronesian language
ⓘ
Kawi (Old Javanese) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Javanese language
Malayo-Polynesian language ⓘ Western Malayo-Polynesian language ⓘ |
| timePeriod | circa 8th century to 15th century ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Hindu-Buddhist scriptures
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court poetry ⓘ epic narratives ⓘ inscriptions ⓘ literary works ⓘ religious texts ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Bali
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Java ⓘ Kediri Kingdom ⓘ Lombok ⓘ Majapahit Empire ⓘ Medang Kingdom ⓘ Singhasari Kingdom ⓘ Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Balinese script
ⓘ
Kawi script ⓘ
surface form:
Javanese script
Kawi script ⓘ Kawi script ⓘ
surface form:
Old Javanese script
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Subject: Kawi (Old Javanese) Description of subject: Kawi (Old Javanese) is an early literary form of the Javanese language used in classical inscriptions and texts across Java and neighboring regions in Southeast Asia.
Referenced by (130)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.