Writing systems of Southeast Asia

Austro-Asiatic languages

Other than Latin-based alphabets, many Austro-Asiatic languages are written with the Thai alphabet, Lao alphabet, and Burmese alphabet.

Khmer alphabet

Chữ Nôm

Mon alphabet

Ol Chiki alphabet (Santali alphabet)

Sorang Sompeng alphabet (Sora alphabet)

Varang Kshiti (Ho alphabet)

Austronesian languages

Most Austronesian languages have Latin-based writing systems today. Some non-Latin-based writing systems are listed below.

Jawi alphabet (Arabic-based)

Sorabe alphabet (Arabic-based)

Cham alphabet

Eskayan

Kawi script

Balinese alphabet

Batak alphabet

Baybayin

Buhid alphabet

Hanunó'o alphabet

Javanese alphabet

Lontara alphabet

Sundanese alphabet (Old Sundanese)

Rejang alphabet

Rencong alphabet

Tagbanwa alphabet

Woleai script (Caroline Island script)

Rongorongo (possibly used to write the Rapa Nui language)

Hmong-Mien languages

Romanized Popular Alphabet

Pollard script

Pahawh Hmong

New Mong

Tai languages

Many Southwestern Tai languages are written using Brāhmī-derived alphabets. Zhuang languages were traditionally written with Chinese characters, but are now usually written with romanized alphabets.

Thai alphabet

Lao alphabet

Sawndip

Shan alphabet

Ahom alphabet

Tai Dam alphabet

Tai Jinping alphabet

Tai Le alphabet

New Tai Lue alphabet

Tai Tham alphabet

Quỳ Châu (Tai Mène?) alphabet

Tibeto-Burman languages

Burmese alphabet

Bantawa

Dzongkha

Ersu Shaba

Garo (Bengali and Latin-based)

Kayah Li alphabet

Lepcha alphabet

Limbu alphabet

Fraser alphabet (used to write the Lisu language)

Meitei

Meitei Mayek alphabet

Naxi script

Geba syllabary

Dongba symbols

Nepal Bhasa

Ranjana alphabet

Bhujimol

Prachalit Nepal alphabet

Tangut script

Tibetan

Tibetan alphabet

Soyombo alphabet

Tujia script

Yi script