Javanese script

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:writing_system
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Carakan
gptkb:Hanacaraka
gptkbp:country gptkb:Indonesia
gptkbp:derivedFrom gptkb:Kawi_script
gptkbp:directionA left-to-right
gptkbp:distinctiveFeature punctuation marks
used in traditional literature
Numeral system
complex ligatures
conjunct forms
murda (capital) letters
pangkon (virama)
pasangan (subjoined forms)
rarely used for daily writing
sandhangan (diacritics)
swara (vowel) letters
taught in some schools in Java
used in batik patterns
used in official documents in the past
used in wayang (shadow puppet) manuscripts
gptkbp:family gptkb:Brahmic_scripts
gptkbp:hasConsonants 20+
9
gptkbp:hasDiacritics yes
gptkbp:hasDigitalSupport Unicode, fonts available
gptkbp:hasLetter yes
gptkbp:hasSyllabaryType gptkb:abugida
gptkbp:hasTraditionalOrder hanacaraka
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Javanese script
gptkbp:ISO15924 gptkb:Java
gptkbp:modernUse limited, mostly ceremonial and cultural
gptkbp:nativeName gptkb:Aksara_Jawa
gptkbp:period from 14th century to present
gptkbp:region gptkb:Java
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Sundanese_script
gptkb:Balinese_script
gptkbp:unicodeBlock true
A980–A9DF
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Balinese_people
gptkb:Javanese_people
gptkb:Sasak_people
gptkbp:usedFor writing Sanskrit
writing Balinese language
writing Javanese language
writing Old Javanese
gptkbp:writingSystem horizontal
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Judaism
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4