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Srivijaya's Linguistic Legacy: Old Malay as Southeast Asia's Lingua Franca
Long before the Melaka Sultanate made it a regional language, Old Malay was spreading across Southeast Asia thanks to the Srivijaya Empire. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the linguistic legacy of the maritime empire, from the Kedukan Bukit inscription—the earliest known Old Malay text—to the Telaga Batu curse tablet that reveals Srivijaya's political structure. They discuss how the Pallava script, derived from Indian Brahmi, was adapted to write Old Malay, and how this language became the lingua franca for trade and diplomacy across the archipelago. The episode also touches on…
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