Jawi

Arabic alphabet adapted to write Malay, Indonesian, Javanese, Ida’an, Acehnese (or Achinese), Banjar, Minangkabau, Tausug (or Sulu), Musi, and several other languages of South East Asia
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Jawi
Abdullah bin Abdul Kadir. · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Jawi

Summary

Jawi is an Arabic-script alphabet[1]. Jawi draws 565 Wikipedia views per month (arabic_script_alphabet category, ranking #3 of 24).[2]

Key Facts

  • Jawi's image is recorded as AbdullahbinAbdulKadir-HikayatAbdullah-1843.jpg[3].
  • Jawi's image is recorded as KlMuseumBatuBersurat.jpg[4].
  • Jawi's instance of is recorded as Arabic-script alphabet[5].
  • Jawi's instance of is recorded as writing system[6].
  • Jawi's based on is recorded as Arabic alphabet[7].
  • Jawi's subclass of is recorded as Arabic script[8].
  • Jawi's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 001093854[9].
  • Jawi's has use is recorded as Malay[10].
  • Jawi's has use is recorded as Indonesian[11].
  • Jawi's has use is recorded as Javanese[12].
  • Jawi's has use is recorded as Ida'an[13].
  • Jawi's has use is recorded as Acehnese[14].
  • Jawi's has use is recorded as Banjar[15].
  • Jawi's has use is recorded as Minangkabau[16].
  • Jawi's has use is recorded as Tausug[17].
  • Jawi's has use is recorded as Musi[18].
  • Jawi's Commons category is recorded as Jawi[19].
  • Jawi's said to be the same as is recorded as Jawoë[20].
  • Jawi's start time is recorded as +1300-00-00T00:00:00Z[21].
  • Jawi's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02hzgb[22].
  • Jawi's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Jawi script[23].
  • Jawi's partially coincident with is recorded as Pegon alphabet[24].
  • Jawi's script directionality is recorded as right-to-left[25].
  • Jawi's permanent duplicated item is recorded as Q131402166[26].
  • Jawi's intangible cultural heritage status is recorded as National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Malaysia[27].

Why It Matters

Jawi draws 565 Wikipedia views per month (arabic_script_alphabet category, ranking #3 of 24).[2] Jawi has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Jawi is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . heritage.gov.my. Retrieved . heritage.gov.my. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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