Kawi

oldest attested phase of the Javanese language
Intangible dead_language Q49341
Kawi
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Kawi

Summary

Kawi is a dead language[1]. Kawi draws 452 Wikipedia views per month (dead_language category, ranking #40 of 160).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kawi is in the country of Indonesia[3].
  • Kawi's instance of is recorded as dead language[4].
  • Kawi's instance of is recorded as ancient language[5].
  • Kawi's instance of is recorded as language[6].
  • Kawi is a type of Malayo-Polynesian[7].
  • Kawi's writing system is recorded as Kawi script[8].
  • Kawi's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -7, 'lon': 111}[9].
  • Kawi's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Old Javanese language[10].
  • Kawi's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[11].
  • Kawi's indigenous to is recorded as West Nusa Tenggara[12].
  • Kawi's exact match is recorded as http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/KAW[13].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include dead language[4], ancient language[5], and language[6]. Kawi is a type of Malayo-Polynesian[7].

Why It Matters

Kawi draws 452 Wikipedia views per month (dead_language category, ranking #40 of 160).[2] Kawi has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] Kawi is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Kawi has been cited as an influence by Indonesian[16], a language[17], in Indonesia[18].

FAQs

Who did Kawi influence?

Kawi has been cited as an influence by Indonesian[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . iso639-3.sil.org. iso639-3.sil.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Language. op.europa.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [16] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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