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Bonda script

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Bonda Script
Suwawa Script
Suwawa-Gorontalo Script
Script type
Period
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LanguagesSuwawa, Gorontalo[1]
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Bonda script, also known as the Suwawa script or Suwawa-Gorontalo script, is a writing system originating from the Suwawa region in the province of Gorontalo, Indonesia.[2]

This script was traditionally used by the Suwawa people to write in the Suwawa language and Gorontalo language.[3]

The Bonda script is no longer in active use and is now only known by some members of the inland Suwawa community (Al-Idrus, 2019).[1]

Script Forms

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Bonda script (Suwawa-Gorontalo script)
Vowel characters
Consonant characters
Syllable examples

Similarity

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The Bonda script shows remarkable similarity with pigpen cypher, making its alleged Sumawa origins highly suspect, although no Indonesian media seems to have noticed.

References

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