Writing systems of Southeast Asia

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

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

Austroasiatic languages

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

Austronesian languages

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)^[4]
Cham script (for Cham language)^[5]
Eskayan script (for Eskayan language)^[6]
Kawi script (used across Maritime Southeast Asia)^[7]

Hmong-Mien languages

Kra-Dai languages

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.

Tibeto-Burman languages

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

References

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^ Omniglot. Chữ-nôm script. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
^ Omniglot. Malay (Bahasa Melayu). Retrieved 19 March 2019.
^ Omniglot. Cham. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
^ Omniglot. Eskayan. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
^ Omniglot. Kawi alphabet. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
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^ "Pollard Script". Omniglot.com. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
^ "Hmong language, alphabets and pronunciation". Omniglot.com. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
^ "Thai language, alphabet and pronunciation". Omniglot.com. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
^ "Lao alphabet, pronunciation and language". Omniglot.com. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
^ "Shan alphabet, pronunciation and language". Omniglot.com. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
^ "Tai Dam alphabet, pronunciation and language". Omniglot.com. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
^ "Dehong Dai script and language". Omniglot.com. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
^ "New Tai Lue script". Omniglot.com. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
^ "Lanna alphabet (Tua Mueang)". Omniglot.com. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
^ "Burmese/Myanmar script and pronunciation". Omniglot.com. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
^ "Kayah Li / Karenni alphabet". Omniglot.com. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
^ "Fraser alphabet". Omniglot.com. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
^ "Naxi scripts (Dongba, Geba and Latin) and language". Omniglot.com. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
^ "Tangut script and language". Omniglot.com. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
^ "Tibetan alphabet, pronunciation and language". Omniglot.com. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
^ "Tujia language, alphabet and pronunciation". Omniglot.com. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
^ "Yi script and language". Omniglot.com. Retrieved 2014-05-12.

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