Jawi script
Writing system
Jawi is a writing system used for writing several languages of Southeast Asia, such as Acehnese, Malay, Mëranaw, Minangkabau, Tausūg, and Ternate. Wikipedia
Direction: Right-to-left
Languages: Acehnese; Maguindanaon; Malay; Minangkabau; Tausūg; Ternate; several other languages in Southeast Asia
Parent systems: Proto-Sinaitic > Phoenician > Aramaic > Nabataean > Arabic > Jawi
Sister systems: Pegon script
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Apr 20, 2018 · Jawi is the older standard of writing script for Malay language and it is based on Arabic, before the standard was replaced with Rumi script ...
Mar 21, 2023 · Jawi is taught but it's like Latin. Bahasa Malaysia uses Latin script and it's a completely different language from Arabic bar a few loan words.
Jawi is a writing system used for writing several languages of Southeast Asia, such as Acehnese, Banjarese, Kerinci, Maguindanaon, Malay, Minangkabau, ...
Sep 7, 2006 · Jawi do not use the diacritics (fathah, dommah, kasrah) It's like Farsi and Urdu or even written Arabic (except the Quran). It's more like ...
What do you guys think of the Jawi script? : r/malaysia - Reddit
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Aug 15, 2013 · What do you guys think of the Jawi script? · Sabun: Arabic: صابون. Jawi: سابون · Ahli: Arabic: اهل. Jawi: اهلي · Kertas: Arabic: قرطاس. Jawi: كرتس.