Java Script, Java roots Going History

Java Script, is one of the cultural heritage of priceless value. Forms of literacy and art making becomes a legacy that deserves to be preserved. Not only in Java, Java script is apparently also used in the Sunda and Bali, although there are slight differences in writing. But actually used the same script.

In elementary school, students in Yogyakarta certainly familiar with Java script writing lessons. But we know that Java Script, amounting to 20 which consists of Ha Na Ca Ra Ka Sa Ta Da Wa Ja Oh La Pa Dha Ga Ma Ba Ta His Nga called Script Legena?

Yes, the script is Javanese Legena principal amount of 20 pieces. As a companion, each syllable has the pair, ie words whose function is to follow the death or closed syllables, with the next syllable, except for a closed syllable by wignyan, lizards and screen. Writing Java is Silabik or a syllable. In addition, in Javanese script is also known uppercase script called Murda. Its use to write the name of the title, proper name, geographic names, and name of the institution.

Java Script was also experiencing the transition. There is a Java Script Java Script Old and new. But it is difficult to know exactly when the birth, the glorious, and the transition of ancient Javanese and Javanese new. "It's very difficult to find any birth or transition. Due also still a few people doing research on this," said Dra. Sri Ratna Sakti Mulya, M. Hum, Lectures Literature GMU Java. Predicted to exist in ancient Javanese script Old Mataram era. Javanese script Old Kawi Script also similar. "If not sorted, sort, Java Script history comes from the story and the Gods Cengkar Aji Saka," he added.

From writing in antiquity was, it turns out Java Script can be divided into 2, namely script written by the people of Kraton and the script written by ordinary people - better known as the Coastal Script. Kraton has the form of script which is much more tidy. Script-aksaranya written clearly and neatly, and the script is often decorated with ornaments that have hidden meanings. "Any pictures that adorn the manuscript pages, has the meaning and significance of each. Sometimes also adorned with real gold ink. And these are all handwriting," explains Mr. Rimawan, Abdi Dalem that helps manage Pakualaman Library. While the Coastal script, the writing is less neat.

As a way of preservation, a huge collection of Javanese manuscript since time immemorial Pakualaman stored neatly in the Library and the Library of the Palace. Library Pakualaman store about 251 ancient manuscripts collected starting from the time Pakualam I to VII Pakualam