Kayah Li script
E732570
The Kayah Li script is an alphabetic writing system developed in the 1960s to represent the Kayah (Karenni) languages of Myanmar and Thailand.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kayah Li script canonical | 6 |
| Kayah Li alphabet | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8404834 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kayah Li script Context triple: [Kayah people, usesScript, Kayah Li script]
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A.
Tai Nüa script
The Tai Nüa script is an abugida used primarily by the Tai Nüa (Dai) people of China and Southeast Asia to write the Tai Nüa language.
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B.
Warang Citi script
The Warang Citi script is an alphabetic writing system created in the 20th century for the Ho language spoken by the Ho people of eastern India.
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C.
Tagbanwa script
Tagbanwa script is an indigenous Brahmic-derived writing system historically used by the Tagbanwa people of Palawan in the Philippines to write their native languages.
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D.
Lontara script
The Lontara script is an indigenous writing system traditionally used by the Bugis and Makassarese peoples of South Sulawesi, Indonesia, to write their Austronesian languages.
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E.
Hanunóo script
The Hanunóo script is an indigenous Brahmic-derived syllabic writing system traditionally used by the Hanunóo Mangyan people of Mindoro in the Philippines.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kayah Li script Target entity description: The Kayah Li script is an alphabetic writing system developed in the 1960s to represent the Kayah (Karenni) languages of Myanmar and Thailand.
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A.
Tai Nüa script
The Tai Nüa script is an abugida used primarily by the Tai Nüa (Dai) people of China and Southeast Asia to write the Tai Nüa language.
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B.
Warang Citi script
The Warang Citi script is an alphabetic writing system created in the 20th century for the Ho language spoken by the Ho people of eastern India.
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C.
Tagbanwa script
Tagbanwa script is an indigenous Brahmic-derived writing system historically used by the Tagbanwa people of Palawan in the Philippines to write their native languages.
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D.
Lontara script
The Lontara script is an indigenous writing system traditionally used by the Bugis and Makassarese peoples of South Sulawesi, Indonesia, to write their Austronesian languages.
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E.
Hanunóo script
The Hanunóo script is an indigenous Brahmic-derived syllabic writing system traditionally used by the Hanunóo Mangyan people of Mindoro in the Philippines.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
alphabet
ⓘ
writing system ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup | Kayah people ⓘ |
| associatedWithLanguageFamily | Karenic languages ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Myanmar ⓘ |
| designedFor |
Eastern Kayah language
ⓘ
Western Kayah language ⓘ
linked to:
Kayah Li language
|
| developedInPeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
| direction | left-to-right ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Kayah Li alphabet
ⓘ
linked to:
Kayah Li script
|
| hasCaseDistinction | no ⓘ |
| hasConsonants | consonant letters ⓘ |
| hasDiacritics |
tone marks
ⓘ
vowel marks ⓘ |
| hasDigitSet |
Kayah Li digits
ⓘ
linked to:
Kayah Li
|
| hasFeature |
distinct letters for aspirated and unaspirated consonants
ⓘ
letters represent syllable onsets ⓘ tone indicated with diacritics ⓘ vowel signs modify base consonants ⓘ |
| hasGraphemeInventory | small to medium-sized ⓘ |
| hasPhonemicBasis | designed to represent Kayah phonology ⓘ |
| hasPunctuation | script-specific punctuation marks ⓘ |
| hasStandardization | encoded in Unicode ⓘ |
| hasUnicodeBlock | Kayah Li ⓘ |
| hasUnicodeScriptProperty |
Kayah_Li
ⓘ
linked to:
Kayah Li
|
| hasUsage | community-based literacy programs ⓘ |
| hasVowels | independent vowel letters ⓘ |
| ISO15924Code | Kali ⓘ |
| primaryRegion |
Karenni areas of Thailand
ⓘ
linked to:
Western Thailand
Kayah State ⓘ |
| scriptCategory | Brahmic-influenced script ⓘ |
| scriptFamily | indigenous script of Myanmar ⓘ |
| scriptStatus | minority script ⓘ |
| UnicodeBlockRange | U+A900–U+A92F ⓘ |
| UnicodeVersionIntroduced | Unicode 5.1 ⓘ |
| usedBy | Kayah speakers in refugee camps in Thailand ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Karenni languages
ⓘ
Kayah languages ⓘ educational materials ⓘ literacy materials ⓘ religious texts ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Myanmar
ⓘ
Thailand ⓘ |
| writingDirection | horizontally ⓘ |
| writingSystemType | alphabetic ⓘ |
| yearUnicodeIntroduced | 2008 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kayah Li script Description of subject: The Kayah Li script is an alphabetic writing system developed in the 1960s to represent the Kayah (Karenni) languages of Myanmar and Thailand.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Kayah Li script