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gaage.
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and, in order ter étiable the reader. to^compare the; form»tof -,the (CorlSQftants
used in- theialphabets ofdAva, Siam, and;Ja«a,ft^ithiti\&>Démndg,ati, they
have, been placed 'against ;each other, in.another plate. ...It ^vilh belleen,?- (that,
many ofsthMetters>ofi;the;A(2Wi.coirespo{id eh exactly t 'withithsts(luar&;Pc?i»
of tthe Birmans, as ;to;leav,e , no, doubt ;of their, having .originally* Jjeesuathe
same., lids.probable,, also,; that were oipr.»acquaintance with the, more
exténsiv,ei' a similar, coincidence would: be. found be.tw.e6n.,the 'languages.-^ •
Upon thé overthrow of the Hindu,empire oncJava, the,.natives.imayhhe
consideredto have ilöstimost of ;their,knowledge of the K iw i langu^gb; .for
althpugh-inumerous compositions in it are? still!to be found among them, and
these compositions are recited In their national; ènterfamm
hot be'generally understood, but for ythe yergions:/whithlhfave lóngqêiic.e
been-rendered*, of ■'•them ■ into’the modern - Javan. - The Panambahtini' of
Smienap is perhaps, at present,-, alone^éntitled to be considered as a Kdwi
scholar, and he> khb'sya-.soilittle.of the. language' asyto .acknowledge; i-wMTe
assisting -in. translating -. from it, that he Was i.oftep,U ndcA.it!?©. #6?®S§i|y&of
guessing at the" meaning.}
Sj -F The ’knowledge of ithé ancient characters, seems; ©n Java, to.' have been
for many years almost ;ex cl usively confined fo,the family; of this-chief, and.it
is stated, that; they owe'their.knowledge of it,;and-of*.the JCdwi language
itself,* to the circumstacncecof - one ~of'.thein. having -v.feitednöd/f .to .which
island it lsotfaat we roust i now look ass the .chief: .dép.psitany ofawhat remains
©f the literature and" science which once existedcöh Java. '
It is not-unusual for the'Javans, in carrying on anyisepidt; or, political
correspondehce.’fto1 adopt. a mystical language, known onlygtoiith.e;.par.ties
themselves; and on ^occasions whereiattempts have _b.een made .t.o stir. u.p -the
common.people to commotion, scrolls have been distributed in ivar'i.ohs unintelligible
characters; which, for the most part, appear itothaye had dp other
object but to impose on'the. credulity of. those who wer.edoOiwilling>to.'bpl-i^,e
them sacred and mysterious. . Were. ..the characters intelligible# éhej tnysfery
would• cease^and ilrè eharjn .be."dispelled..... Of the'.maimêrran. which-;the
letters of foe alphabet are applied, iu-forming this mystical language, an in-
-stance is giveii at the' conclusion of the. vocabulary; of K/iini' woid.s.* ,
Unlike the Malayan, the Javan: language! owes Ettle or. .nothing 'to. the
Arabic, except fa few 0 terms , connected uwith goxmrnnte,nt,..r.eligipn, ;and
’.science, which have been admitted, with the religion and laws of .Mahomet.
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