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Old Javanese (Kawi)

Language Melayu-Polinesia LNG-0025

Documented only

Other and rejected name forms (3)

A rejected form remains searchable so that older sources stay findable, but it is never used in the prose of an entry.

Jawa Kuno (Kawi) Primary name
Old Javanese (Kawi) Alternate name
Basa Kawi Alternate name

Every source carries its tier. Tier 1 is material originating from the community itself; tier 6 is a tertiary source recorded only as a marker of a circulating claim and never as the basis of a statement.

  1. 1 T1 Tier 1 — Primary, community-originatedManuscript Nāgarakṛtāgama (Deśawarṇana), salinan lontar Lombok, disita dalam ekspedisi Cakranagara 1894. Koleksi Perpustakaan Universitas Leiden, Or. 5023.
  2. 2 T2 Tier 2 — Peer-reviewed scholarshipMonograph Zoetmulder, P. J. Kalangwan: A Survey of Old Javanese Literature. The Hague: Nijhoff, 1974.
  3. 3 T2 Tier 2 — Peer-reviewed scholarshipMonograph Brandes, J. L. A. & N. J. Krom. Oud-Javaansche Oorkonden. Batavia & 's-Gravenhage: Nijhoff, 1913.