Javanese Latin alphabet is Latin script used for writing the Javanese language. Prior to the introduction of Latin script, Javanese was written in Javanese script (hanacaraka) or Arabic-based Pegon script.
The Latin script was introduced during Dutch colonial period which exhibited the influence of Dutch orthography. Since the introduction of Latin script, the Javanese orthography in Latin script has undergone several orthographic reforms.
The alphabet is generally the same as the Indonesian alphabet. There are six digraphs: dh, kh, ng, ny, sy, and th, and two letters with diacritics: é and ě.
Alphabet
Sound and Spelling Correlation
Relation with Javanese script
(h)a - ꦲ or ꦄ (A) b(a) - ꦧ c(a) - ꦕ d(a) - ꦢ dh(a) - ꦝ é and è - ꦲꦺ or ꦌ (É/È) (h)e - ꦲꦼ f(a) - foreign letter ꦥ꦳ g(a) - ꦒ h(a) - ꦲ (h)i - ꦲꦶ or ꦆ (I) j(a) - ꦗ k(a) - ꦏ l(a) - ꦭ m(a) - ꦩ n(a) - ꦤ ny(a) - ꦚ ng(a) - ꦔ (h)o - ꦲꦺꦴ or ꦎ (O) p(a) - ꦥ q(a) - Sasak letter ꦐ r(a) - ꦫ s(a) - ꦱ t(a) - ꦠ th(a) - ꦛ (h)u - ꦲꦸ or ꦈ (U) v(a) - foreign letter ꦮ꦳ w(a) - ꦮ x(a) - Approximated by ꦏ꧀ꦱ y(a) - ꦪ z(a) - foreign letter ꦗ꦳
See also
Javanese script
Pegon script
Malay orthography
References
Pedoman Bahasa Jawa yang Disempurnakan (1977)
