Kavi
Kavi is the oldest script of
Javanese language, and is derived from the
Indic Brahmi. A more recent script was Jawi. These scripts were used in the Singhasari kingdom of
Java. The more recent scripts were extant in the
Majapahit Empire of
Java,
Bali,
Borneo and
Sumatra.
The scripts are abugida which represent a syllable ending in a vowel, just as in the Sanskrit of Vedic times and Pali of Theravada times, thus annotation (virama) is needed to represent a pure consonant.
Kavi influenced baybayin in the Philippines.