International Society for the Study of Vernacular Settlements • Vol 12 • No 3
External Influences on the Languages in Vernacular Settlements: Characteristics of the Indian Influenced Palawa-Derived Script in Bima, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
May 2025 • Churmatin Nasoichah, Abu Muslim, I Gusti Made Suarbhawa, Wahyu Rizky Andhifani, Luh Suwita Utami, I Wayan Sumerata, Dewi Ratna Muchlisa Mandyara, I n…
The Palawa script that had entered the Indonesian archipelago in the 10th Century AD has undergone many developments and has given rise to several forms of derived scripts. Evidence of the use of these scripts has been found in several areas, one of which is in Bima, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. In Bima, two Palawa derived scripts have been found: the Javanese script and the Bima/Mbojo script. Although the two are not in a single form of paleographic scripts, both are important evidence of the development of cul…