01-10-2025

The Indonesian archipelago is home to hundreds of languages written in dozens of scripts. The writing traditions of these languages evolved differently and shifted in their use of scripts. To mention one, historically, the Malay language used to be written in Kawi, Javanese, Ulu, and Jawi scripts. Nonetheless, like most local languages in Indonesia, it tended to shift to Latin script post-independence of Indonesa.

This research, carried out by PhD candidate Ariq Syauqi, explores the writing traditions in the Indonesian archipelago through different perspectives within the framework of time: past, present, and future. 

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