Jawi script

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:writing_system
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:Jawi_alphabet
gptkb:Tulisan_Jawi
gptkb:Yawi
gptkbp:derivedFrom Arabic script
gptkbp:firstAttested 14th century
gptkbp:hasConsonantRepresentation yes
gptkbp:hasDigitalSupport gptkb:Unicode
fonts available
gptkbp:hasDistinctLetters for Malay sounds not in Arabic
gptkbp:hasISO15924Code gptkb:Java
gptkbp:hasStringCount 40+
gptkbp:hasVowelRepresentation yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jawi script
gptkbp:modernUse education in Malaysia
religious schools
signage in Malaysia and Brunei
gptkbp:region gptkb:Brunei
gptkb:Indonesia
gptkb:Malaysia
gptkb:Southeast_Asia
gptkb:Southern_Thailand
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Perso-Arabic_script
gptkb:Pegon_script
Arabic script
gptkbp:status co-official script in Malaysia
official script in Brunei
used in religious and cultural contexts
gptkbp:translatedInto gptkb:Rumi_script
gptkbp:unicodeBlock gptkb:Arabic_Extended-A
gptkb:Arabic_Presentation_Forms-A
gptkb:Arabic_Presentation_Forms-B
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Banjarese_people
gptkb:Acehnese_people
gptkb:Malay_people
gptkb:Tausug_people
gptkbp:usedFor writing Acehnese language
writing Malay language
writing Tausug language
writing Banjarese language
writing several Southeast Asian languages
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Judaism
Islamic texts
official documents (historically)
gptkbp:writingSystem right-to-left
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Malay
gptkb:Malay_language
gptkb:Acehnese
gptkb:Palembang_Malay
gptkb:Malay_people
gptkb:Minangkabau_people
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5