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Sasak script

Sasak script

Abugida used for the Sasak language on the Island of Lombok Sasak scriptAksara SasaqScript type Abugida LanguagesSasakRelated scriptsParent systemsAccording to the hypothesis of the relationship between the Aramaic and Brahmi alphabets, their genealogy is as follows: Proto-Sinaitic alphabet Phoenician alphabet Aramaic alphabet Brahmi script From Brahmi are derived:Pallava scriptKawi scriptBalinese scriptSasak scriptSister systemsBalineseBatakBaybayinLontaraIncungJavaneseLampungMakassarSundaneseUlu 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. The Sasak script, locally known as Aksara Sasaq and Jejawaan Sasaq, is an abugida traditionally used to write the Sasak language in the island of Lombok. It descends from the Kawi script and is heavily influenced by the Balinese and Javanese scripts. History According to one hypothesis, the Sasak people have inhabited island of Lombok for centuries, they are said to have inhabited the areas since 4,000 BC. There is an opinion that says that the