What Is The Historical Backbone Of The Writing System Throughout Eastern Asia

A manuscript from the early 1800s from central Sumatra, in Batak Toba language, one of many languages from Indonesia.

There are various non-Latin-based writing systems of Southeast Asia. The writing systems below are listed by language family.

Austroasiatic languages [edit]

• Khmer script (for Khmer language)^[1]
• Khom script (for Bahnaric languages)^[2]
• Chữ Nôm (historical writing for Vietnamese language)^[3]
• Mon script (for Mon language)^[4]

Austronesian languages [edit]

Most Austronesian languages use Latin script today. Some non-Latin-based writing systems are listed below.

• Jawi alphabet (for Malay and a number of other languages)^[5]
• Cham script (for Cham language)^[6]
• Eskayan script (for Eskayan language)^[7]
• Kawi script (used across Maritime Southeast Asia)^[8]
  • Balinese script^[9]
  • Batak script^[10]
  • Baybayin^[11]
    • Buhid script^[12]
    • Hanunó'o script^[13]
    • Kulitan alphabet (for Kapampangan language)
    • Tagbanwa script^[14]
  • Javanese script^[15]
  • Lontara script^[16]
  • Makasar script
  • Old Sundanese script
    • Sundanese script^[17]
  • Rejang script^[18]
  • Rencong script
  • Buda script

Hmong-Mien languages [edit]

• Romanized Popular Alphabet (Hmong RPA)
• Pollard script^[19]
• Pahawh Hmong^[20]
• Nyiakeng Puachue Hmong
• Eebee Hmong

Kra-Dai languages [edit]

Many Southwestern Tai languages are written using Brāhmī-derived alphabets. Zhuang languages were traditionally written with Chinese characters, but are now usually written with romanized alphabets.

• Thai script^[21]
• Lao script^[22]
• Sawndip
• Shan script^[23]
• Tai Viet script^[24]
• Tai Le script^[25]
• New Tai Lue alphabet^[26]
• Tai Tham script^[27]
• Tai Yo script

Tibeto-Burman languages [edit]

• Burmese alphabet^[28]
  • S'gaw Karen alphabet
• Ersu Shaba
• Kayah Li alphabet^[29]
• Fraser alphabet^[30] (used to write the Lisu language)
• Naxi script^[31]
  • Geba syllabary
  • Dongba symbols
• Zomi script
• Tangut script^[32]
• Tibetan script^[33]
• Tujia script^[34]
• Yi script^[35]

See also [edit]

• Classification schemes for Southeast Asian languages
• Writing systems of Africa

References [edit]

1. ^ Omniglot. Khmer. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
2. ^ Sidwell, Paul. (2008). The Khom script of the Kommodam rebellion. International Journal of the Sociology of Language, 2008(192), 15-25.
3. ^ Omniglot. Chữ-nôm script. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
4. ^ Omniglot. Mon. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
5. ^ Omniglot. Malay (Bahasa Melayu). Retrieved 19 March 2019.
6. ^ Omniglot. Cham. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
7. ^ Omniglot. Eskayan. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
8. ^ Omniglot. Kawi alphabet. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
9. ^ "Balinese alphabet, language and pronunciation". Omniglot.com. 2008-04-16. Retrieved 2014-05-12 .
10. ^ "Batak alphabet". Omniglot.com. Retrieved 2014-05-12 .
11. ^ "Tagalog alphabets, pronunciation and language". Omniglot.com. 2007-12-24. Retrieved 2014-05-12 .
12. ^ "Buhid/Mangyan alphabet". Omniglot.com. Retrieved 2014-05-12 .
13. ^ "Hanunó'o alphabet, language and pronunciation". Omniglot.com. Retrieved 2014-05-12 .
14. ^ "Tagbanwa alphabet and languages". Omniglot.com. Retrieved 2014-05-12 .
15. ^ "Javanese alphabet, pronunciation and language (aksara jawa)". Omniglot.com. Retrieved 2014-05-12 .
16. ^ "Lontara script". Omniglot.com. Retrieved 2014-05-12 .
17. ^ "Sundanese language, script and pronunciation". Omniglot.com. Retrieved 2014-05-12 .
18. ^ "Rejang alphabet and language". Omniglot.com. 2009-12-31. Retrieved 2014-05-12 .
19. ^ "Pollard Script". Omniglot.com. Retrieved 2014-05-12 .
20. ^ "Hmong language, alphabets and pronunciation". Omniglot.com. Retrieved 2014-05-12 .
21. ^ "Thai language, alphabet and pronunciation". Omniglot.com. Retrieved 2014-05-12 .
22. ^ "Lao alphabet, pronunciation and language". Omniglot.com. Retrieved 2014-05-12 .
23. ^ "Shan alphabet, pronunciation and language". Omniglot.com. Retrieved 2014-05-12 .
24. ^ "Tai Dam alphabet, pronunciation and language". Omniglot.com. Retrieved 2014-05-12 .
25. ^ "Dehong Dai script and language". Omniglot.com. Retrieved 2014-05-12 .
26. ^ "New Tai Lue script". Omniglot.com. Retrieved 2014-05-12 .
27. ^ "Lanna alphabet (Tua Mueang)". Omniglot.com. Retrieved 2014-05-12 .
28. ^ "Burmese/Myanmar script and pronunciation". Omniglot.com. Retrieved 2014-05-12 .
29. ^ "Kayah Li / Karenni alphabet". Omniglot.com. Retrieved 2014-05-12 .
30. ^ "Fraser alphabet". Omniglot.com. Retrieved 2014-05-12 .
31. ^ "Naxi scripts (Dongba, Geba and Latin) and language". Omniglot.com. Retrieved 2014-05-12 .
32. ^ "Tangut script and language". Omniglot.com. Retrieved 2014-05-12 .
33. ^ "Tibetan alphabet, pronunciation and language". Omniglot.com. Retrieved 2014-05-12 .
34. ^ "Tujia language, alphabet and pronunciation". Omniglot.com. Retrieved 2014-05-12 .
35. ^ "Yi script and language". Omniglot.com. Retrieved 2014-05-12 .

What Is The Historical Backbone Of The Writing System Throughout Eastern Asia

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Writing_systems_of_Southeast_Asia

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