Batak script
Writing system used for several Batak languages / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Batak script (natively known as Surat Batak, Surat na Sampulu Sia ("the nineteen letters"), or Sisiasia) is a writing system used to write the Austronesian Batak languages spoken by several million people on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. The script may be derived from the Kawi and Pallava script, ultimately derived from the Brahmi script of India, or from the hypothetical Proto-Sumatran script influenced by Pallava.[1]
Quick Facts Surat Batak ᯘᯮᯒᯖ᯲ ᯅᯖᯂ᯲, Script type ...
Surat Batak ᯘᯮᯒᯖ᯲ ᯅᯖᯂ᯲ | |
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Script type | |
Time period | c. 1300–present |
Direction | Left-to-right |
Languages | Batak languages |
Related scripts | |
Parent systems | Proto-Sinaitic alphabet
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Sister systems | Direct family relationships unclear. Sister scripts on hypothesis of common Kawi origin: Balinese Baybayin scripts Javanese Lontara Makasar Old Sundanese Rencong Rejang |
ISO 15924 | |
ISO 15924 | Batk (365), Batak |
Unicode | |
Unicode alias | Batak |
U+1BC0–U+1BFF | |
This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters. |
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