Shan

abugida used for writing Tai Pong in China and Tai Yai in Myanmar
Intangible writing_system Q4520090
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Shan

Summary

Shan is a writing system[1]. Shan draws 33 Wikipedia views per month (writing_system category, ranking #47 of 84).[2]

Key Facts

  • Shan's image is recorded as Shan scrip senier.jpg[3].
  • Shan's image is recorded as Шанский.PNG[4].
  • Shan's image is recorded as Shan-liktai2.png[5].
  • Shan's instance of is recorded as writing system[6].
  • Shan's instance of is recorded as abugida[7].
  • Shan's instance of is recorded as unicase alphabet[8].
  • Shan's instance of is recorded as natural writing system[9].
  • Shan's based on is recorded as Mon–Burmese script[10].
  • Shan's has use is recorded as Shan[11].
  • Shan's has use is recorded as Tai Pong[12].
  • Shan's Commons category is recorded as Shan script[13].
  • Shan's script directionality is recorded as left-to-right[14].
  • Shan's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'shn', 'text': 'လိၵ်ႈတႆး'}[15].
  • Shan's different from is recorded as Tai Pong[16].
  • Shan's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/122kznl4[17].
  • Shan's Unicode range is recorded as U+1000-109F[18].

Why It Matters

Shan draws 33 Wikipedia views per month (writing_system category, ranking #47 of 84).[2] Shan has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] Shan is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  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.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Shan. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/shan-q4520090
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_shan-q4520090_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Shan}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/shan-q4520090}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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