Talk:Jawi script
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--Sepenidur 12:23, 30 Apr 2004 (UTC) The kaf itself is in the basic Arabic alphabet, and so should be shaded white. The gaf form is a bit difficult because, although it is usually described as a kaf with a dot over it, its isolated form does not follow the isolated form of the kaf, but looks more like the medial form. (See http://jawinet.8k.com/rumi/main.html under "Definasi tulisan jawi" for an example). This has caused confusion with Sindhi, which has developed a variety of letters derived from the kaf. Hope that helps, if you want to update the chart.
[edit] Image caption
Image caption says:
The chart should be read right-to-left, top-down.
What is this supposed to mean? Why? I'm sure that the cells with English words in them like "From Arabic" are meant to be read left to right. None of the characters are contiguous. What part is meant to be read right to left? --Tabor 04:24, 26 Jun 2005 (UTC)
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- It's referring to the order of the cells. The cells should be read from right to left. Alif is the first letter, nya is the last... If you're still confused think of Alif as A and nya as Z in the Roman alphabet (this isn't true but maybe it'll help you understand). The cells could be thought of like this:
- CBA
- FED
- IHG
Nil Einne 14:41, 31 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Merge?
I oppose the merge - this article is about the Jawi script and the other one about the Yawi language. They should be two separate articles; all other language and script pairs are two articles. --Cbdorsett 10:07, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
