Gado-Gado: Hanacarakah (Javanese letters)

Hanacaraka or known by the name Carakan or cacarakan (Sundanese) is a derivative script Brahmi script used or have been used for writing texts in Javanese, the language Makasar, Madurese language, Malay (Market), Sundanese, Balinese language, and language Sasak.

Hanacaraka form now used (modern) has been fixed since the time of the Mataram Sultanate (17th century) but a new printing form appears in the 19th century. This script is a modification of the script and is a abugida Kawi. This can be seen with the structure of each letter represents the least two letters (characters) in Latin letters. For example, Ha characters representing the two letters H and A, and is one syllable intact when compared with the word "day". Na characters representing the two letters, namely N and A, and is one syllable intact when compared with the word "prophet". Thus, there is condensation in the writing of letters mince words when compared with Latin script writing.

Classification
Java script Hanacaraka belong to a group derived Brahmi script, like all the other characters archipelago. This script has a closeness with Balinese script. Brahmi script itself is a derivative of the Assyrian alphabet.

Literacy Groups
In its original form, written Hanacaraka Java script hangs (below the line), such as the Hindi script. However, modern teaching now write it on the line.

Hanacaraka Java script has 20 basic letters, 20 letters the couple that serves close vowels, 8 letter "main" (script murda, there is no pair), 8 pairs main characters, five characters Voice (front vowels), five associates and script five partners, some sandhangan as a regulator of vocals, a few special letters, some punctuation, grammar and writing some regulatory signs (on).

Base letters (characters nglegena)
In Javanese script raw hanacaraka there are 20 basic letters (characters nglegena), which is usually sorted into a "short story":

Letter pairs (pairs Script)
The couple used to suppress the vowel consonant in front of him. For example, to write manganese sega (eat rice) will be required the couple to "se" to "n" in the manganese is muted. Without a partner "s" writing will be read manganasega (eat rice).

Procedure for writing Java Hanacaraka knows no spaces, so that couples can clarify the use of the word clusters.

Here is a list of pairs:

The main letter (alphabet murda)

In script form murda hanacaraka have (almost equivalent to the capital letters) are often used to write words that indicate the name of the title, names, geographic names, names of government agencies, and the name of entities (words in Indonesian language that shows the above is usually preceded by a large or capital letter. that is why the software we use capital letters to write the script murda or partner)

Here is a script as well as couples murda murda: