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   11 hours ago · t. e. The Javanese script (natively known as Aksara Jawa, Hanacaraka, Carakan, and Dentawyanjana) [1] is one of Indonesia 's traditional scripts developed on the island of Java. The script is primarily used to write the Javanese language, but in the course of its development has also been used to write several other regional languages such as ...

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   • Unicode alias: Javanese

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   What is Kawi script?

   • Kawi script, which is ancestral to Javanese script, is often found on stone inscriptions and copper plates. Everyday writing in Kawi was done in palm leaf form locally known as lontar, which are processed leaves of the tal palm ( Borassus flabellifer ).

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   Why did James Prinsep use the Kharosthi script?

   • Bilingual coins containing Pali written in the Kharosthi script and Greek writing were used by James Prinsep to decipher the Kharosthi abugida. This script became particularly significant for the study of early Buddhism following the discovery of the Gandharan Buddhist texts .

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   What is a lontar leaf in Kawi?

   • Everyday writing in Kawi was done in palm leaf form locally known as lontar, which are processed leaves of the tal palm ( Borassus flabellifer ). Each lontar leaf has the shape of a slim rectangle 2.8 to 4 cm in width and varied length between 20 and 80 cm.

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   Where did Javanese script come from?

   • The oldest root of the Javanese script is the Tamil-Brahmi script which evolved into the Pallava script in Southern and Southeast Asia between the 6th and 8th centuries. Pallava script, in turn, evolved into the Kawi script which was actively used throughout Indonesia's Hindu-Buddhist period between the 8th and 15th centuries.

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › PaliPali - Wikipedia

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   11 hours ago · Pāli ( / ˈpɑːli /) is a Middle Indo-Aryan liturgical language on the Indian subcontinent. It is widely studied because it is the language of the Buddhist Pāli Canon or Tipiṭaka as well as the sacred language of Theravāda Buddhism. [2]. Pali is one of the oldest known languages of India which was written in the oldest known script of ...

   • Era: 3rd century BCE – present, Liturgical language of Theravada Buddhism
   • Pronunciation: [paːli]

   • Native to: Indian subcontinent