Akṣara Kawi 𑼄𑼒𑽂𑼰𑼬𑼒𑼮𑼶 | |
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Script type | |
Time period | c. 8th–16th century |
Direction | Left-to-right |
Languages | Old Balinese, Old Javanese, Old Sundanese, Old Malay, Sanskrit |
Related scripts | |
Parent systems | |
Child systems | In Indonesia: Balinese Batak Javanese (Hanacaraka) Lontara Sundanese Rencong Rejang Buda In the Philippines: Baybayin scripts |
Sister systems | Khmer, Cham, Old Mon, Grantha, Tamil |
ISO 15924 | |
ISO 15924 | Kawi (368), Kawi |
Unicode | |
Unicode alias | Kawi |
U+11F00–U+11F5F | |
[a] The Semitic origin of the Brahmic scripts is not universally agreed upon. | |
Brahmic scripts |
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The Brahmi script and its descendants |
The Kawi[a] or Old Javanese script is a Brahmic script found primarily in Java and used across much of Maritime Southeast Asia between the 8th century and the 16th century.[2] The script is an abugida, meaning that characters are read with an inherent vowel. Diacritics are used, either to suppress the vowel and represent a pure consonant, or to represent other vowels.[3][4]
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