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Bonda script

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Bonda Script
Suwawa Script
Suwawa-Gorontalo Script
Script type
Period
Unknown[1]
LanguagesSuwawa, Gorontalo[1]
 This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and  , see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters.

Bonda script, also known as the Suwawa script or Suwawa-Gorontalo script, is a writing system originating from the Suwawa region in the province of Gorontalo, Indonesia.[2]

This script was traditionally used by the Suwawa people to write in the Suwawa language and Gorontalo language.[3]

The Bonda script is no longer in active use and is now only known by some members of the inland Suwawa community (Al-Idrus, 2019).[1]

Script Forms

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Bonda script (Suwawa-Gorontalo script)
Vowel characters
Consonant characters
Syllable examples

Similarity

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The Bonda script shows remarkable similarity with pigpen cypher, making its alleged Sumawa origins highly suspect, although no Indonesian media seems to have noticed.

References

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  1. 1 2 3 Ridwan Maulana (14 September 2022). Aksara-aksara di Nusantara: Seri Baca Tulis: Seri Ensiklopedia. Samudra Biru. ISBN 978-6232611085.
  2. "Peta Aksara Nusantara".
  3. Revitalisasi Aksara Bonda: Mengangkat Martabat Peradaban Gorontalo (in Indonesian). Kantor Bahasa Gorontalo. 2016. ISBN 978-602-14888-7-4. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)