{{Infobox WS
|name=Rejang abugida
|type=Abugida
|typedesc=- originated from Kavi script
|languages=Rejang
|fam1=Proto-Canaanite_alphabet
|fam2=Phoenician_alphabet
|fam3=Aramaic_alphabet
|fam4=Brahmi_alphabet
|fam5=Pallava
|fam6=Old_Kawi
|sisters=Balinese
Baybayin
Buhid
Hanuno'o
Surat_Batak
Tagbanwa
Tjarakan |time= c. ?-1900s |iso15924=Rjng |sample= |image_size=150px }} The '''Rejang script''', sometimes spelt ''Redjang'' and locally known as '''''Aksara Kaganga''''' after its first three letters, is an Abugida of the Brahmic_family, and is related to other scripts of the region, like Batak, Buginese, and Kerinci. The script was in use prior to the introduction of Islam to the Rejang area; the earliest attested document appears to date from the mid-18th century CE. The script was used to write Rejang, which is now spoken by about 200,000 people living in Indonesia on the island of Sumatra in the southwest highlands, north Bengkulu Province, around Argamakmur, Muaraaman, Curup, and Kepahiang, and also in the Rawas area of South_Sumatra Province, near Muara_Kulam. There are five major dialects of Rejang: Lebong, Musi, Kebanagung, Pesisir (all in Bengkulu Province), and Rawas (in South Sumatra Province). Most of its users live in fairly remote rural areas, of whom slightly less than half are literate. The traditional Rejang corpus consists chiefly of ritual texts, medical incantations, and poetry. ==References== * {{cite web | first = Michael | last = Everson | authorlink = Michael Everson | url = http://std.dkuug.dk/jtc1/sc2/wg2/docs/n3096.pdf | format = pdf | title = Proposal for encoding the Rejang script in the BMP of the UCS | date = 2006-04-24 | publisher = International Organization for Standardization | work = Working Group Document}} ==External links== *Omniglot {{language-stub}} Category:Brahmic_scripts Id:Aksara_Kaganga
Baybayin
Buhid
Hanuno'o
Surat_Batak
Tagbanwa
Tjarakan |time= c. ?-1900s |iso15924=Rjng |sample= |image_size=150px }} The '''Rejang script''', sometimes spelt ''Redjang'' and locally known as '''''Aksara Kaganga''''' after its first three letters, is an Abugida of the Brahmic_family, and is related to other scripts of the region, like Batak, Buginese, and Kerinci. The script was in use prior to the introduction of Islam to the Rejang area; the earliest attested document appears to date from the mid-18th century CE. The script was used to write Rejang, which is now spoken by about 200,000 people living in Indonesia on the island of Sumatra in the southwest highlands, north Bengkulu Province, around Argamakmur, Muaraaman, Curup, and Kepahiang, and also in the Rawas area of South_Sumatra Province, near Muara_Kulam. There are five major dialects of Rejang: Lebong, Musi, Kebanagung, Pesisir (all in Bengkulu Province), and Rawas (in South Sumatra Province). Most of its users live in fairly remote rural areas, of whom slightly less than half are literate. The traditional Rejang corpus consists chiefly of ritual texts, medical incantations, and poetry. ==References== * {{cite web | first = Michael | last = Everson | authorlink = Michael Everson | url = http://std.dkuug.dk/jtc1/sc2/wg2/docs/n3096.pdf | format = pdf | title = Proposal for encoding the Rejang script in the BMP of the UCS | date = 2006-04-24 | publisher = International Organization for Standardization | work = Working Group Document}} ==External links== *Omniglot {{language-stub}} Category:Brahmic_scripts Id:Aksara_Kaganga