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Writing system is the most important tool to spread the high and noble knowledge of Indonesian people since the ancient time. Let me take you on a journey to see some of the writing systems in Indonesia.

Some would see the Bataks are savages. That is sooo debatable. Would savages be able to develop these beautiful and intelligent script?

The Batak alphabet, or surat batak, is descended ultimately from the from Brahmi script of ancient India by way of the Pallava and Old Kawi scripts.
Batak is a syllabic alphabet - each consonant (aksara) has an inherent vowel. Other vowels or the absence of vowels can be indicated using diacritics which appear above, below or after the consonant letter
Batak is traditionally written from bottom to top in vertical columns running from left to right on strips of bamboo held together with string
The Batak languages of northern Sumatra - Karo Batak, Toba Batak, Dairi Batak, Simalungun/Timur, Angkola and Mandailing Batak, and occasionally Malay. In most Batak communities, only the datu (priests) are able to read and write the Batak alphabet and they use it mainly for calendars and magical texts.
There are slight variations in the letters and vowel diacritics used to write each language.

The sripts in the pic is in this order:Karo Batak, Toba Batak, Dairi Batak, Simalungun/Timur, and Mandailing Batak

Description
Writing system is the most important tool to spread the high and noble knowledge of Indonesian people since the ancient time. Let me take you on a journey to see some of the writing systems in Indonesia.

Some would see the Bataks are savages. That is sooo debatable. Would savages be able to develop these beautiful and intelligent script?

The Batak alphabet, or surat batak, is descended ultimately from the from Brahmi script of ancient India by way of the Pallava and Old Kawi scripts.
Batak is a syllabic alphabet - each consonant (aksara) has an inherent vowel. Other vowels or the absence of vowels can be indicated using diacritics which appear above, below or after the consonant letter
Batak is traditionally written from bottom to top in vertical columns running from left to right on strips of bamboo held together with string
The Batak languages of northern Sumatra - Karo Batak, Toba Batak, Dairi Batak, Simalungun/Timur, Angkola and Mandailing Batak, and occasionally Malay. In most Batak communities, only the datu (priests) are able to read and write the Batak alphabet and they use it mainly for calendars and magical texts.
There are slight variations in the letters and vowel diacritics used to write each language.

The sripts in the pic is in this order:Karo Batak, Toba Batak, Dairi Batak, Simalungun/Timur, and Mandailing Batak