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The Balinese script, natively known as ''Aksara Bali'' and ''Hanacaraka'', is an abugida used in the island of Bali, Indonesia, commonly for writing the Austronesian Balinese language, Old Javanese, and the liturgical language Sanskrit. With some modifications, the script is also used to write the Sasak language, used in the neighboring island of Lombok.〔Everson, Michael; Suatjana, I Made (2005). (''Proposal for encoding the Balinese script in the UCS'' ).〕 The script is a descendant of the Brahmi script, and so has many similarities with the modern scripts of South and Southeast Asia. The Balinese script, along with the Javanese script, is considered the most elaborate and ornate among Brahmic scripts of Southeast Asia.〔Kuipers, Joel (2003). (''Indic Scripts of Insular Southeast Asia: Changing Structures and Functions'' ). Tokyo: Tokyo University of Foreign Studies.〕 Though everyday use of the script has largely been supplanted by the Latin alphabet, the Balinese script has significant prevalence in many of the island's traditional ceremonies and is strongly associated with the Hindu religion. The script is mainly used today for copying ''lontar'' or palm leaf manuscripts containing religious texts.〔〔Fox, Richard (2013). (''Rival Styles of Writing, Rival Styles of Practical Reasoning'' ). Heidelberg: Institut für Ehtnologie.〕 ==Characteristics== There are 47 letters in the Balinese script, each representing a syllable with inherent vowel /a/ or/ə/ at the end of a sentence, which changes depending on the diacritics around the letter. Pure Balinese can be written with 18 consonant letters and 9 vowel letters, while Sanskrit transliteration or loan words from Sanskrit and Old Javanese utilizes the full set. A set of modified letters are also used for writing the Sasak language. Each consonant has a conjunct form called ''gantungan'' which nullifies the inherent vowel of the previous syllable. Punctuation includes a comma, period, colon, as well as marks to introduce and end section of a text. Musical notation uses letter-like symbols and diacritical marks in order to indicate metrical information. Text are written left to right without word boundaries (''Scriptio continua'').〔 There is also a set of "holy letters" called ''aksara modre'' which appears in religious texts and protective talismans. Most of them are constructed using diacritic ''ulu candra'' with corresponding characters. A number of additional characters, known to be used inline in text (as opposed to decoratively on drawings), remains under study and those characters are expected to be proposed as Balinese extensions in due course.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Balinese alphabet」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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