#aksarajawa

he-pi-en | By Nevi Ayu E.

HAPPYEND (2024, dir. Neo Sora) title written in Aksara Jawa! There was a freaking earthquake though as soon as I finished this movie T,T

Photo and poster not mine, just the bleeding aksara jawa baskerville-ish type. No copyright infringement intended.

abadi nan jaya | By Nevi Ayu E.

So, this is the Aksara Jawa version of the title of this new (not that new anymore I guess) Netflix zombie movie. It might be frustrating for some, but I had real fun watching it anyway--laughed a lot(?) And the rain was spot on! My cousin once said that when you're out on your motorcycle and it starts raining, don't stop to immediately wear your raincoat, watch the people coming from the other direction instead. If they're wet and/or wearing raincoats, wear yours, but if they're dry as bone, just go on with your journey and see haha.

hotel budapes gedhe | By Nevi Ayu E.

An Aksara Jawa version of The Grand Budapest Hotel movie poster featuring Zero and Agatha falling through the roof of that Mendl's pick-up delivery vehicle. So, I titled it Hotel Budhapes Gedhe, which means Hotel--Budapest--Big, even though at first I planned to translate it to Hotel Gedhe Budhapes, but changed it so that the curved Budapest can be in the middle haha.

Twenty Days of Javanese Script #20DintenAksaraJawa | By Nevi Ayu E.

So I did this 30 Days of Type challenge thing last month, but with the letters of the Javanese Script (Aksara Jawa Nglegena). I got to try out a bunch of typography-type design style, or what do you call it idk, and also learn more stuff about the script system. For example, there used to be more than 20 letters to the script system, but these Aksara Nglegéna, 20 consonant sounds, are the ones used in this modern world. Well, plus some others, like Aksara Murda for capital letters and the one for loan words and also for numbers. Beware, this will be a heavy post because I'm going to post all 20 of them here haha.

This script system isn't really widely used nowadays. All I know is in my place, it's still a mandatory subject in schools and it's used in signages, like for street and government institution signs. Not that it's dead, but not used in daily life. One time I was reading a comic book by one of my favourite artist and he wrote a swear word in Aksara Jawa lol. Quoting Fatimah (2020) via Wikipedia, on of the hurdles on revitalising the use of Javanese script is the lack of typographical explorations that may intrigue contemporary viewers. So, am I working towards becoming part of the solution for the people or what hahaha bye, sorry. Anyways, I thank you for reading my thesis.

Dimanakah Kesalahannya?

Beraksara Jawa

Beberapa hari lalu, di sejumlah media massa memunculkan berita, wisatawan yang di Malioboro, Kota Yogyakarta, diajak untuk belajar menulis dan membaca aksara Jawa.

Baguslah

Namun, sebenarnya ada yang lebih besar dan lebih bernilai serta memerlukan konsistensi “para pemangku budaya beraksara Jawa” di Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta, khususnya mereka yang telah tergerak mengajarkan membaca dan menulis aksara Jawa untuk wisatawan. Kok ngono?

“Lha mbok bebasan sak glugute kolang kaling pinara sasra” tidak ada maksud sedikitpun untuk meragukan niatan baik itu.

Tapi marilah kita juga memperbaiki diri. Di sekitar kita masih banyak papan nama yang dengan bangga ditulis dengan aksara Jawa namun salah.

Dan itu, tidak hanya di tempat yang jauh dari lingkar budaya. Di Kepatihan? Ada, di tempat yang dahulu diresmikan oleh pejabat pemerintahan? Ada. Di tempat yang dikunjungi wisatawan? Ada.

Misalnya, di Jalan Pajajaran (saya menulisnya Pajajaran). Aksara Jawa yang tertulis sebagai nama tersebut kalau di-transliterasi huruf per huruf: Dalan Pa-dja-jaran (saya saya belum memotret). Di Kantor Gubernur DIY, aksara lainnta tertulis Kantor Gubernuran tapi aksara Jawanya Gubernura. Masih di Kepatihan, Bale Tanjung, nulisnya tidak mengikuti aturan penulisan aksara Jawa.

Di Prambanan ada penginapan Namanya Dewi Shinta. Nulis aksara Jawanya?

Hi guys, how are you today? 😊😊

So today we are gonna learn about Javanese vowel rule. We have already learned some starter on the last post about Javanese transliteration. So, please check that post if you haven't learned it yet. Let's just start!

1) Javanese vowels are jêjêg in open syllable and miring in open syllable. Only the vowel Ê (pêpêt, schwa) that doesn't have any counterpart or pair. There are some exception still that will be mentioned in this post.

2) Javanese vowel U and I don't go full miring in two-syllables word like other vowels. The example:

-) Laran = Làràn

-) Lirih = Lîrìh

-) Lumbung = Lûmbùng

-) Keren = Kèrèn

-) Ngomong = Ngòmòng

-) Kêsêd = Kêsêd

3) Javanese closed syllable positioned at the first of the two-syllables word will have jêjêg vowel. The A vowel will following the general basic rule to be miring vowel.

-) Jambu = Jàmbu

-) Lindhu = Lîndhu

-) Tumbu = Tûmbu

-) Cengkre = Céngkre

-) Blondho = Blôndho

-) Kêndho = Kêndho

4) The A vowel will be miring when followed by vowels U, I, E, O.

-) Alu = Àlu

-) Ali-ali = Àli-Àli

-) Bale = Bàle

-) Halo = Hàlo

4) The vowel A in closed nasal syllable will be jêjêg vowel when followed by another vowel A in an open syllable.

-) Amba = Âmbâ

-) Kandha = Kândhâ

-) Angka = Ângkâ

5) The first vowel A in three rows in sequence or just in three-syllables word will have the tendency to become a schwa. The written version keeps the original vowel.

-) Nagara = Nêgara

-) Kalara-lara = Kêlara-lara

-) Katatu = Kêtatu

-) Babasan = Bêbasan

-) Naraka = Nêraka

6) The vowel O followed by vowel U will become a miring vowel.

-) Wolu = Wòlu

-) Kolu = Kòlu

7) The vowel E will become miring followed by vowel I.

-) Keri = Kèri

-) Jengki = Jèngki

8) The vowel Ê (schwa) have the tendency to be omitted in trisyllabic word.

-) Kalapa = Kêlapa = Klapa

-) Naraka = Nêraka = Nraka

-) Kalara = Kêlara = Klara

9) The open syllable suffixes have the tendency to assimilate with the first vowek of the word.

-) Ka + ulu = Kolu

-) Ka + ili = Keli

-) Ka + anggur = Kanggur

-) Ka + êmpyak = Kêmpyak

-) Sekar + an = Sekaran

-) Ili + an = Ilen

-) Turu + an = Turon

-) Kere + an = Keren*

-) Blondho + an = Blondhon*

-) Bêlê + an = Bêlên

*if needed, the 'homonym' word maybe differentiated in speech intentionally or not by vowel lengthening, pitch, stress, or any combinations.