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Lontar (other)
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Lontar may refer to: * Lontar, a type of palm-leaf manuscript from Indonesia ** Lontara, the palm-leaf manuscripts of the Buginese people of Sulawesi * Borassus flabellifer, a palm known in Indonesian as ''lontar'' * Lontar Island, an Indonesian island * Lontar Foundation See also * Lontara alphabet, a scripts used for some languages of Sulawesi, Indonesia * Lontor (other) * Lotar (other) Lotar may refer to: * A hand-to-hand combat system related to Kapap * An alternative spelling for ''lutar'' (short for lute guitar) * The Gimbri of north Africa * Lotar, Iran, a village * Lotar (name) See also } * Logar (other) * Lontar ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palm-leaf Manuscripts
Palm-leaf manuscripts are manuscripts made out of dried palm leaves. Palm leaves were used as writing materials in the Indian subcontinent and in Southeast Asia reportedly dating back to the 5th century BCE. Their use began in South Asia and spread to other regions, as texts on dried and smoke-treated palm leaves of Palmyra palm or the talipot palm. Their use continued till the 19th century, when printing presses replaced hand-written manuscripts. One of the oldest surviving palm leaf manuscripts of a complete treatise is a Sanskrit Shaivism text from the 9th-century, discovered in Nepal, now preserved at the Cambridge University Library.Pārameśvaratantra (MS Add.1049.1) with images , Puṣkarapārameśvaratantra, University of Cambridge (2015) The [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lontara
Lontara or lontaraq () are Bugis-Makassar palm-leaf manuscripts that record knowledge on such topics as history, science, custom, and laws. The term originates from the Javanese/ Malay word ''lontar'', which is the name of the palm tree ''Borassus flabellifer'' that provides the leaves used. The types of lontara includes # ''attoriolong'' ( bug) ''patturioloang'' ( mak) – history # ''bilang'' or ''kotika'' ( bug- mak) – characteristics of each days of the week # ''ade'' ( bug) or ''ada'' ( mak) – adat # ''ulu ada'' ( bug) or ''ulu kana'' ( mak) – past treaties or texts between kingdoms or countries # ''alopi-lopping'' ( bug) – shipping adat # ''pangoriseng'' ( bug) or ''pannossorang'' ( mak) – genealogies of the royals. See also * Lontara script * Buginese language Buginese or Bugis (Buginese: ) is a language spoken by about five million people mainly in the southern part of Sulawesi, Indonesia. History The word Buginese derives from the word '' Bugis'' in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borassus Flabellifer
''Borassus flabellifer'', commonly known as doub palm, palmyra palm, tala or tal palm, toddy palm, wine palm or ice apple, is native to South Asia (especially in Bangladesh & South India) and Southeast Asia. It is reportedly naturalized in Socotra and parts of China. Description ''Borassus flabellifer'' is a robust tree and can reach a height of . The trunk is grey, robust and ringed with leaf scars; old leaves remain attached to the trunk for several years before falling cleanly. The leaves are fan-shaped and long, with robust black teeth on the petiole margins. Like all ''Borassus'' species, ''B. flabellifer'' is dioecious with male and female flowers on separate plants. The male flowers are less than long and form semi-circular clusters, which are hidden beneath scale-like bracts within the catkin-like inflorescences. In contrast, the female flowers are golfball-sized and solitary, sitting upon the surface of the inflorescence axis. After pollination, these blooms develop i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lontar Island
Banda Besar (English pronunciation: ; "Great Banda", nl, Groot-Banda), historically also known as Lonthoir (alternatively spelt Lonthor or Lontor; not to be confused with the village of Lonthoir on the same island), is the largest of the Banda Islands in Indonesia. It is administered as part of Banda District, Central Maluku Regency, Maluku Province. Geography Banda Besar is the largest of the Banda Islands and one of the three central Banda Islands, the others being Banda Neira and Banda Api at and , respectively, to the north. Banda Besar is located on the south side of a submerged caldera with a diameter of around seven kilometers, inside which the islands of Banda Neira and Banda Api are located. A ridge runs along the length of the island with a maximum height of . The largest settlements are Lonthoir, Selamon and Waer. There are two partially ruined Dutch forts on the island: Benteng Hollandia in Lonthoir and Benteng Concordia in Waer. History Nutmeg is grown on the isl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lontar Foundation
The Lontar Foundation, a not-for-profit organization based in Jakarta, Indonesia, was founded in 1987 by four Indonesian writers: Goenawan Mohamad, Sapardi Djoko Damono, Umar Kayam, and Subagio Sastrowardoyo, and the American translator John H. McGlynn. Background The foundation is an independent organization, neither affiliated with nor intended to promote the interests of any particular political cause or group. Its core activity is the translation and publication of Indonesian literary works whose long-term goals are: * To stimulate the further development of Indonesian literature; * To make Indonesian literature accessible to an international audience; and * To preserve for future generations Indonesia's literary record. One of Lontar's most noted works is ''Illuminations: The Writing Traditions of Indonesia: Featuring Manuscripts from the National Library of Indonesia''. According to Associate Professor Jean Gelman Taylor from the University of New South Wales, "Wetherhi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lontara Alphabet
Lontara or lontaraq () are Bugis-Makassar palm-leaf manuscripts that record knowledge on such topics as history, science, custom, and laws. The term originates from the Javanese/ Malay word ''lontar'', which is the name of the palm tree ''Borassus flabellifer'' that provides the leaves used. The types of lontara includes # ''attoriolong'' ( bug) ''patturioloang'' ( mak) – history # ''bilang'' or ''kotika'' ( bug- mak) – characteristics of each days of the week # ''ade'' ( bug) or ''ada'' ( mak) – adat # ''ulu ada'' ( bug) or ''ulu kana'' ( mak) – past treaties or texts between kingdoms or countries # ''alopi-lopping'' ( bug) – shipping adat # ''pangoriseng'' ( bug) or ''pannossorang'' ( mak) – genealogies of the royals. See also * Lontara script * Buginese language Buginese or Bugis (Buginese: ) is a language spoken by about five million people mainly in the southern part of Sulawesi, Indonesia. History The word Buginese derives from the word '' Bugis'' in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lontor (other)
Lontor may refer to: * Lontor (island) Banda Besar (English pronunciation: ; "Great Banda", nl, Groot-Banda), historically also known as Lonthoir (alternatively spelt Lonthor or Lontor; not to be confused with the village of Lonthoir on the same island), is the largest of the Banda ..., an Indonesian island * Lontor (village), a village on the island See also * Lontar (other) {{Geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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