Ja (Javanese) Explained

Nama:	ꦗ
Alias:	ja
Aksara:	Javanese
Fonem:	[dʒ]
Latin:	ja
Unicode:	A997
Pasangan:	Jawa Ja Pasangan.png

is a syllable in Javanese script that represents the sound /dʒɔ/, /dʒa/. It is transliterated to Latin as "ja" or "ya", and sometimes in Indonesian orthography as "jo" or "yo". It has another form (pasangan), which is, but represented by a single Unicode code point, U+A997.^[1] ^[2] ^[3]

Pasangan

Its pasangan form, is located on the bottom side of the previous syllable. For example, - anak jaran (little horse).

Extended form

The letter ꦗ doesn't have a murda form.

Using cecak telu, the syllable represents /z/.

ꦗ with a cerek (ꦘ) is called Nya murda.

Mahaprana

Mahaprana letters were originally aspirated consonants used in Sanskrit and Kawi transliterations. However, there are no aspirated consonants in modern Javanese. The mahaprana form of is .

Unicode block

See main article: Javanese (Unicode block). Javanese script was added to the Unicode Standard in October, 2009 with the release of version 5.2.

Notes and References

Campbell, George L. Compendium of the World's Languages. Vol. 1. New York: Routledge, 2000.
Soemarmo, Marmo. "Javanese Script." Ohio Working Papers in Linguistics and Language Teaching 14.Winter (1995): 69-103.
Daniels, Peter T and William Bright. The World's Writing Systems. Ed. Peter T Daniels and William Bright. New York: Oxford University Press, 1996.