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The Javanese language is an Austronesian language and heavily influenced principally by Sanskrit in its earliest written stage. Later on it has undergone additional influences from mainly Arabic, Dutch, and Malay/Indonesian. Beginning in the 9th century, texts in Javanese language using a Brahmic derived script were written.
Javanese script is an abugida writing system which consists of 20 to 33 basic letters, depending on the language being written. Like other Brahmic scripts, each letter (called an aksara) represents a syllable with the inherent vowel /a/ or /ɔ/ which can be changed with the placement of diacritics around the letter.
Kediri Kingdom, also known as Pañjalu (Javanese: ꦥꦚ꧀ꦗꦭꦸ) and Gégélang (Javanese: ꦒꦺꦒꦺꦭꦁ) in 1292-1293, was a Hindu-Buddhist Javanese kingdom based in East Java from 1042 until 1222 (1292–1293 under Jayakatwang).
Kakawin Sutasoma of Mpu Tantular, 14th century manuscript at Perpustakaan Nasional Republik Indonesia, Jl. Medan Merdeka Selatan, Jakarta. Kakawin Sutasoma is an Old Javanese poem in poetic meters ( kakawin or kavya ). It is the source of the motto of Indonesia, Bhinneka Tunggal Ika, which is usually translated as Unity in Diversity, although ...
Babad Tanah Jawi ( Javanese: ꦧꦧꦢ꧀ꦠꦤꦃꦗꦮꦶ, "History of the land of Java"), is a generic title for many manuscripts written in the Javanese language. Their arrangements and details vary, and no copies of any of the manuscripts are older than the 18th century. Due to the scarcity and limitations of primary historical records ...
Leiden University Libraries is a library founded in 1575 in Leiden, Netherlands. It is regarded as a significant place in the development of European culture: it is a part of a small number of cultural centres that gave direction to the development and spread of knowledge during the Enlightenment.
The Javanese are the inventors of batik; it is an Indonesian culture that is widely known and popular in many countries including Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, Sri Lanka and East African countries. The Javanese culture is one of the oldest civilizations and has flourished in Indonesia and Southeast Asia.
The Pararaton ( Book of Kings ), also known as the Katuturanira Ken Angrok ( Story of Ken Angrok ), is a 16th-century [1] Javanese historical chronicle [2] : 187 written in Kawi (Old Javanese). The comparatively short text of 32 folio-size pages (1126 lines) contains the history of the kings of Singhasari and Majapahit in eastern Java .