Sawndip
| Sawndip Old Zhuang script | |
|---|---|
Characters for the Zhuang words saw 'character' and ndip 'uncooked' | |
| Script type | |
Period | 7th century – present |
| Languages | Zhuang, Bouyei |
| Related scripts | |
Parent systems | Oracle bone script
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Sawndip (Sawndip: 𭨡𮄫; Zhuang pronunciation: [θaɯ˨˦ɗip˥]) are Chinese characters used to write the Zhuang languages in the Chinese provinces of Guangxi and Yunnan. Sawndip is a Zhuang word that means "immature characters". The Zhuang word for Chinese characters used in the Chinese languages is sawgun (𭨡倱 'Han characters'); gun is the Zhuang term for the Han Chinese. Even now, in traditional and less formal domains, Sawndip is more often used than alphabetical scripts.