10 Interesting Fact About The History of Writing

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• The first writing in Indonesian was found in the Bukit Kedukan Inscription in 682 AD.
• Javanese Literature is one of the oldest characters ever used to write Indonesian.
• In the 17th century, the Dutch began to introduce Latin characters as the standard of writing Indonesian.
• Initially, Indonesian was written in all capital letters, but in 1947, this writing rules were changed to all lowercase letters.
• There are around 700 regional languages in Indonesia, and each language has a different writing system.
• Before the discovery of paper, Indonesians use palm leaves and bark as material for writing.
• Indonesian is not only used in Indonesia, but also in several other countries such as Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei.
• During the Dutch colonial period, Indonesian writing was more widely used in print media than oral.
• Ancient texts such as the Law of the Law (KUH) and the Centhini fiber are an important example of literary works in Indonesian.
• At present, there are many modern technologies such as computers and smartphones that make it easy to write and use Indonesian.