name some script of Indonesia
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Here are just 10 ancient scripts:
1. Pallava
Pallava is the most commonly used script found in old Indonesian inscriptions. Examples include the Mulawarman Inscription in Kutai, East Kalimantan, and the Tarumanegara Inscription in West Java. Pallava, or Pallawa, came from the Pallava Dynasty that reigned in southern India between the fourth and ninth century. Pallava can used for several different languages like Tamil, Sanskrit, Saurashtra and Old Javanese.
2. Kavi
Kavi, or Kawi, is interpreted as ancient Javanese, but its actual meaning is the poet. It is generally categorized into three phases: Early Kawi, Late Kawi and Majapahit (referring to the old Javan empire) that was in use from the eighth to the 15th century. Kawi became the root of many letters known in Indonesian and is used to write both Sanskrit and Old Javanese.
3. Sunda
Sundanese people in West Java had been using the standard Sunda script, developed from the ancient version, since the 17th century. The script is famously found carved on papyrus from between the 14th and 18th century.
4. Java
Thanks to the emphasis on tradition in Central and East Java, the Java script is still going strong all the way back to its origins in the 13th century. Because of the arrangement of the first first five letters, people also call this script as Hanacaraka, Carakan or Anacaraka. There is still one media outlet that publishes in it – the magazine Djaka Lodang.
5. Bali
Bali script is similar to Java script and has been in use since the 10th century. It has 47 letters formed through combinations of 18 consonants and seven vowels. Letters are divided into five groups based on pronunciation, called warga aksara. The division is based on Panini Sanskrit writing conventions.
6. Sasak
This is the old language of the Sasak people in Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara. There are four types: Jejawan (derived from Java script and called Baluq Olas), Swalalita (which forms the Aksara Murdha), Rekan (used to symbolize Arabic sounds) and Carakan. Sasak script was used for both Sasak and Kawi languages and is found on papyrus manuscripts.
7. Lontara
Lontara script originated with the Bugis ethnic group centered on Makassar, South Sulawesi. The characters are believed to emulate the natural elements: fire, water, wind and earth. Lontara script was written on papyrus (calledlontar) using a stick. As the Bugis were great seafarers it was largely used for documenting maps, trading laws, contract letters and journals.
8. Batak
Batak is an ethnic group in North Sumatra, whose script is called Surat Batak, literally "Batak letter". Batak sub-tribes have their own their own styles: Angkola-Mandailing, Karo, Pakpak-Dairi, Simalungu and Toba. Surat Batak is similar to other Sumatran scripts like Surat Ulu in Bengkulu and South Sumatra, Surat Incung in Kerinci and Had Lampung. Surat Batak is still used by Batak people, especially by the datu (tribal elder).
9. Lampung
Lampung is located on the southern tip of Sumatra. Its script is called Had Lampung, and was influenced by Pallava and Arab scripts. It is famous for love lettes but was also used to write official documents, laws and manuals on mantras, magic spells, offerings, leadership, life and medicine. It was also used for romantic and mystical Islamic poetry. Lampung script has been found on everything from bamboo strips to buffalo horns.
10. KagangaKaganga script is used in several states in the southern part of Sumatra; some of which are Rejang, Lampung, and Rencong. The name derives from its three first letters, just like the Javanese/Balinese/Sundanese hanacaraka; but the original term used to call this script is Surat Ulu. It was developed from Pallava and Kavi script during the time of the Srivijaya Kingdom, a hugely influential city-state based at modern-day Palembang in South Sumatra that existed from the seventh to the 14th century.
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