Writing systems of Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia uses various non-Latin-based writing systems. The writing systems below are listed by language family.

A manuscript from the early 1800s from central Sumatra, in Batak Toba language, one of many languages from Indonesia.
Austroasiatic languages
    
- Khmer script (for Khmer language)[1]
 - Khom script (for Bahnaric languages)[2]
 - Chữ Nôm (historical writing for Vietnamese language)[3]
 
Austronesian languages
    
Most Austronesian languages use Latin script today. Some non-Latin-based writing systems are listed below.
- Jawi alphabet (for Malay and a number of other languages)[4]
 - Cham script (for Cham language)[5]
 - Eskayan script (for Eskayan language)[6]
 - Kawi script (used across Maritime Southeast Asia)[7]
- Balinese script[8]
 - Batak script[9]
 - Baybayin[10]
 - Javanese script[14]
 - Lontara script[15]
 - Makasar script
 - Old Sundanese script
 - Rejang script[17]
 - Rencong script
 - Buda script
 - Gangga Melayu[18]
 
 
Hmong-Mien languages
    
- Romanized Popular Alphabet (Hmong RPA)
 - Pollard script[19]
 - Pahawh Hmong[20]
 - Nyiakeng Puachue Hmong
 - Eebee Hmong
 
Kra-Dai languages
    
Many Southwestern Tai languages are written using Brāhmī-derived alphabets. Zhuang languages were traditionally written with Chinese characters, but are now usually written with romanized alphabets.
Tibeto-Burman languages
    
- Burmese alphabet[28]
 - Ersu Shaba
 - Kayah Li alphabet[29]
 - Fraser alphabet[30] (used to write the Lisu language)
 - Naxi script[31]
- Geba syllabary
 - Dongba symbols
 
 - Zomi script
 - Tangut script[32]
 - Tibetan script[33]
 - Tujia script[34]
 - Yi script[35]
 
References
    
- Omniglot. Khmer. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
 - Sidwell, Paul. (2008). The Khom script of the Kommodam rebellion. International Journal of the Sociology of Language, 2008(192), 15-25.
 - Omniglot. Chữ-nôm script. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
 - Omniglot. Malay (Bahasa Melayu). Retrieved 19 March 2019.
 - Omniglot. Cham. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
 - Omniglot. Eskayan. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
 - Omniglot. Kawi alphabet. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
 - "Balinese alphabet, language and pronunciation". Omniglot.com. 2008-04-16. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
 - "Batak alphabet". Omniglot.com. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
 - "Tagalog alphabets, pronunciation and language". Omniglot.com. 2007-12-24. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
 - "Buhid/Mangyan alphabet". Omniglot.com. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
 - "Hanunó'o alphabet, language and pronunciation". Omniglot.com. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
 - "Tagbanwa alphabet and languages". Omniglot.com. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
 - "Javanese alphabet, pronunciation and language (aksara jawa)". Omniglot.com. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
 - "Lontara script". Omniglot.com. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
 - "Sundanese language, script and pronunciation". Omniglot.com. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
 - "Rejang alphabet and language". Omniglot.com. 2009-12-31. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
 - Kern, R. A. (Jan–Jun 1908). "A Malay Cipher Alphabet". The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland. 38: 207–211.
 - "Pollard Script". Omniglot.com. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
 - "Hmong language, alphabets and pronunciation". Omniglot.com. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
 - "Thai language, alphabet and pronunciation". Omniglot.com. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
 - "Lao alphabet, pronunciation and language". Omniglot.com. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
 - "Shan alphabet, pronunciation and language". Omniglot.com. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
 - "Tai Dam alphabet, pronunciation and language". Omniglot.com. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
 - "Dehong Dai script and language". Omniglot.com. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
 - "New Tai Lue script". Omniglot.com. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
 - "Lanna alphabet (Tua Mueang)". Omniglot.com. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
 - "Burmese/Myanmar script and pronunciation". Omniglot.com. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
 - "Kayah Li / Karenni alphabet". Omniglot.com. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
 - "Fraser alphabet". Omniglot.com. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
 - "Naxi scripts (Dongba, Geba and Latin) and language". Omniglot.com. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
 - "Tangut script and language". Omniglot.com. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
 - "Tibetan alphabet, pronunciation and language". Omniglot.com. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
 - "Tujia language, alphabet and pronunciation". Omniglot.com. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
 - "Yi script and language". Omniglot.com. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
 
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