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Re: Re : My Script

From:Kristian Jensen <kljensen@...>
Date:Saturday, June 26, 1999, 13:51
Barry Garcia wrote:

>kljensen@image.dk writes: >>An interesting way to learn about Indic scripts is to take the >>transliteration of the Laguna Copperplate Inscription (featured at >>the site) and try to figure out how each sound was represented in >>the print of the Laguna Copperplate Inscription (also featured at >>the site). I did this and learned quite a lot myself!! >> >>Try it!! Its fun!! Its like deciphering an unknown writing system.
In case anyone else is still interested in trying this deciphering I=20 suggested, the link is: http://www.bibingka.com/dahon/=20
>maybe some time later this month LOL. Anyway i like the Kavi script. >Unfortunately there isnt really any info that i have found on it on the >web. Ahh, it would be nice if more people would put information on rare >scripts up on the web.
Well, if you're interested but can't find any info on Kavi in the web,=20 then I guess the next best thing would be to do a search on closely=20 related scripts like Khmer, Cham, Thai, Burmese, or Javanese (just to=20 name a few). To me, Javanese is the one that most closely resembles=20 Kavi. Of course, there are several books on scripts and writing systems.=20 Don't let the web disapoint you!! -kristian- 8)