Kawi script

ancient Javanese abugida
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Kawi script

Summary

Kawi script is an abugida[1]. It draws 558 Wikipedia views per month (abugida category, ranking #22 of 64).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kawi script's instance of is recorded as abugida[3].
  • Kawi script's instance of is recorded as natural writing system[4].
  • Kawi script's instance of is recorded as unicase alphabet[5].
  • Kawi script's instance of is recorded as writing system[6].
  • poet is named after Kawi script[7].
  • Kawi script's based on is recorded as Pallava[8].
  • Kawi script is used for Kawi[9].
  • Kawi script's Commons category is recorded as Kawi script[10].
  • Kawi script's language of work or name is recorded as Old Javanese[11].
  • Kawi script's language of work or name is recorded as Sanskrit[12].
  • Kawi script's language of work or name is recorded as Balinese[13].
  • Kawi script's language of work or name is recorded as Old Malay[14].
  • Kawi script's language of work or name is recorded as Kawi[15].
  • 800 marks the founding of Kawi script[16].
  • Kawi script ended on 1600[17].
  • Kawi script's script directionality is recorded as left-to-right[18].
  • Kawi script's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Kawi'}[19].
  • Kawi script's name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'kawi'}[20].
  • Kawi script's Unicode range is recorded as U+11F00-11F5F[21].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include abugida[3], natural writing system[4], unicase alphabet[5], and writing system[6].

Origins

poet is named after Kawi script[7]. 800 marks the founding of it[16].

Use and Application

Kawi script is used for Kawi[9].

Why It Matters

Kawi script draws 558 Wikipedia views per month (abugida category, ranking #22 of 64).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . 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] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . unicode.org. unicode.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . unicode.org. unicode.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . unicode.org. unicode.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Named after
    Has use Kawi
    Based on Pallava
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