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The ensuing trade expansions and the spread of Islam to other areas of Southeast Asia from the 15th century brought the Jawi alphabet beyond the traditional Malay-speaking world. Until the 20th century, Jawi was the standard script of the Malay language.
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Jawi' (Jawi: جاوي ) is an Arabic script for writing Tausūg,...
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It is the more common of the two alphabets used today to...
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Jawi is based on the Arabic script, consisting of all of the original 31 Arabic letters, and six additional letters constructed to fit the phonemes native to Malay, and an additional phoneme used in foreign loanwords, but not found in Classical Arabic, which are ca ( چ. /ɲ/ ).
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The Jawi alphabet (Tulisan Jawi) is a way to write Malay, and Indonesian, with a version of the Arabic alphabet. It is one of the official scripts in Brunei. It is used in religious and cultural administration in Malaysia.
Nov 9, 2022 · Jawi (Jawi: جاوي ; Acehnese: Jawoë ; Kelantan-Pattani: Yawi; Malay pronunciation: [d͡ʒä.wi]) is a writing system used for writing several languages of Southeast Asia, such as Acehnese, Banjarese, Kerinci, Maguindanaon, Malay, Minangkabau, Tausūg, and Ternate.
Jan 11, 2024 · The Jawi script, a character system based on Arabic characters or alphabets, plays a significant role in the history of the growth of Islam in Malaysia. During the 14th century, trade interactions with Arab and Muslim traders led to the introduction of Jawi into this region.
