![]() It takes a steady hand and a quick eye to really get the form right. Each character is made up of flowing wiggles, as opposed to flicks as you may see in other Asian languages. There are many subtle differences and in the beginning, “they all look the same!” Fortunately there are only eighteen primary characters in the Balinese alphabet. Remembering how to write each character, however, is another story altogether. Recognizing the alphabet is the first step. Most of them get the hang of it apparently and can at least write a few basic characters. All Balinese school kids learn written Balinese as part of their compulsory school syllabus. ![]() I’d been battling with spoken Balinese for almost seven years and figured that the script would be a more unassuming and less embarrassing way to learn something hands-on about traditional Bali.īalinese is closely related to Javanese which both have their mother script and language in Sanskrit. Interested in languages and other cultures, I thought it’d be fun to give the Balinese script a go. ![]() ![]() As part of my Balinese-Hindu initiation phase, I decided to embark upon some serious Balinese studies. ![]()
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