Sundanese script
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The Sundanese script is an abugida used historically and in modern times to write the Sundanese language of West Java, Indonesia.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sundanese script canonical | 8 |
| Old Sundanese script | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T304594 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sundanese script Context triple: [Sundanese, writingSystem, Sundanese script]
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A.
Balinese script
Balinese script is an abugida used primarily on the Indonesian island of Bali for writing the Balinese language, as well as liturgical and historical texts in Sanskrit and Old Javanese.
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B.
Kawi script
Kawi script is an ancient Brahmic-derived writing system historically used across Java and other parts of Southeast Asia to write Old Javanese and related languages.
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C.
Nagari script
Nagari script is an early North Indian writing system that evolved into later scripts such as Devanagari and was used historically for writing Sanskrit and related languages.
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D.
Baybayin
Baybayin is an ancient pre-colonial Philippine script used to write several native languages before the widespread adoption of the Latin alphabet.
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E.
Sundanese
The Sundanese are an indigenous ethnic group of western Java in Indonesia, known for their distinct language, rich musical and dance traditions, and agrarian culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sundanese script Target entity description: The Sundanese script is an abugida used historically and in modern times to write the Sundanese language of West Java, Indonesia.
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A.
Balinese script
Balinese script is an abugida used primarily on the Indonesian island of Bali for writing the Balinese language, as well as liturgical and historical texts in Sanskrit and Old Javanese.
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B.
Kawi script
Kawi script is an ancient Brahmic-derived writing system historically used across Java and other parts of Southeast Asia to write Old Javanese and related languages.
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C.
Nagari script
Nagari script is an early North Indian writing system that evolved into later scripts such as Devanagari and was used historically for writing Sanskrit and related languages.
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D.
Baybayin
Baybayin is an ancient pre-colonial Philippine script used to write several native languages before the widespread adoption of the Latin alphabet.
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E.
Sundanese
The Sundanese are an indigenous ethnic group of western Java in Indonesia, known for their distinct language, rich musical and dance traditions, and agrarian culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Brahmic script
ⓘ
abugida ⓘ writing system ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| derivedFrom |
Old Sundanese script
ⓘ
linked to:
Sundanese script
|
| encodingStandard | Unicode ⓘ |
| hasAdditionalUnicodeBlock | Sundanese Supplement ⓘ |
| hasCharacterCategory |
consonants
ⓘ
independent vowels ⓘ numerals ⓘ punctuation ⓘ vowel signs ⓘ |
| hasConsonantType | inherent vowel /a/ in consonant letters ⓘ |
| hasDesignInfluence | based on historical manuscript forms of Old Sundanese ⓘ |
| hasDiacritic |
virama-like sign to cancel inherent vowel
ⓘ
vowel diacritics ⓘ |
| hasEducationUse | taught in some schools in West Java ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
conjunct formation is limited compared to some other Brahmic scripts
ⓘ
distinct letters for native Sundanese phonemes ⓘ |
| hasISO15924Code | Sund ⓘ |
| hasNumericSystem | Sundanese digits ⓘ |
| hasPunctuation | Sundanese-specific punctuation marks ⓘ |
| hasUnicodeBlock | Sundanese ⓘ |
| hasVowelSignType | dependent vowel signs ⓘ |
| historicalUsage | used historically for manuscripts in Sundanese language ⓘ |
| modernRevival | revived in the late 20th and early 21st centuries ⓘ |
| officialStatus | regional script promoted by West Java authorities ⓘ |
| region | Java ⓘ |
| relatedScript |
Balinese script
ⓘ
Javanese script ⓘ Old Sundanese script ⓘ
linked to:
Sundanese script
|
| scriptFamily | Brahmic scripts ⓘ |
| standardizedBy | regional language and education authorities in West Java ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
used again in contemporary period after standardization
ⓘ
used in pre-colonial period in West Java ⓘ |
| UnicodeRange | U+1B80–U+1BBF ⓘ |
| UnicodeSupplementRange | U+1CC0–U+1CCF ⓘ |
| usedBy | Sundanese people ⓘ |
| usedFor |
educational materials in West Java
ⓘ
modern publications ⓘ traditional literature ⓘ writing the Sundanese language ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Indonesia
ⓘ
West Java ⓘ |
| writingDirection | left-to-right ⓘ |
| writingSystemType | segmental writing system with inherent vowel ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Sundanese script Description of subject: The Sundanese script is an abugida used historically and in modern times to write the Sundanese language of West Java, Indonesia.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Sundanese script
linked to: Sundanese script
linked to: Sundanese script