Writing and Printing

Gangga Melayu

Gangga Melayu (Jawi Script: توليسن ڬڠڬا ملايو, Malay: Tulisan Gangga Melayu, Perak Malay: Hurup Ganga Malayu) is a Cipher script and an Abugida that was used to write the Malay and Perak Malay languages in Perak until the 20th century. The writing was previously used to inscribe chiri, the traditional coronation formula of the Malay kings of Perak. The writing system is distinctive in that it incorporates both Abjad (Jawi) and Abugida (Brahmic) features. Since 2011, plans have been in place to introduce the script into its own Unicode.

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See also

• ▸Audax Groep
• ▸Griffonia
• ▸Chuvash language

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