Proposal for encoding the Cham script in the BMP of the UCS

This is a proposal to encode the Cham (Eastern Cham) script in the international character encoding standard Unicode. The script was published in Unicode Standard version 5.1 in March 2008. This script was used to write the Eastern Cham language, which is spoken in Vietnam

Building Cham Vietnamese electronic dictionary

The Cham people in Vietnam are closely related to other Austronesian people speak Cham, a Malayo-Polynesian language of the Austronesian language family's Chamic subgroup. Cham Script was founded on stone stele in 4th century and the Cham are still using this script system. To ensure preservation of Cham language, this study intends to develop Cham electronic dictionary application production order to lookup Chom and Vietnamese. 77rc framework of dictionary development includes three components; data, database and evaluation, learning environment design and application products. ADDIE model was employed in the whole development process. Questionnaire with a scale from Ito 5 is used to measure the evaluation of Cham electronic dictionary, six proposed features of the dictionary were fully agreed on by 70 respondents of Cham people, and seven experts (academic) to evaluate with result has achieved 94.29o/o. This product is suitable and useful for schools, institutions, training organization in assisting teaching and learning Cham language. This is a Web based dictionary open to worldwide access

Diglossia, Bilingualism, and the Revitalization of Written Eastern Cham

Eastern Cham is an Austronesian language spoken in south-central Vietnam. The sociolinguistic situation of Eastern Cham communities is characterized by a combination of diglossia and widespread Cham-Vietnamese bilingualism. These factors have had an important impact on the effectiveness of recent and controversial attempts to standardize and revitalize the traditional Cham script, akhăr thrah. The spelling reforms and first language programs currently implemented are described, and the reactions from the community are discussed. Various possible paths for the development of literacy in Eastern Cham are proposed and the impact of language attitudes and ideology on their chances of success are briefly reviewed.National Foreign Language Resource Cente

RESOLUSI KONFLIK DI ASIA TENGGARA PERSPEKTIF ISLAM (STUDI KASUS RESOLUSI KONFLIK CHAM ISLAM DALAM MENGHADAPI SINKRETISME ISLAM DI VIETNAM)

Vietnam is one of the countries in Southeast Asia in the form of a Socialist country. The majority of the population in Vietnam embraces Buddhism while Islam is a minority religion there. The Muslim population in Vietnam is divided into two sects or schools, namely Cham Islam and Cham Bani. Cham Islam is a follower of the Sunni sect of Islam while Cham Bani is a sect of Islam that is still influenced by Indian culture or traditions. This study examines the resolution of the Cham Islam conflict in the face of Islamic syncretism in Vietnam from an Islamic perspective. With qualitative research methods, the authors found that the conflict resolution used in reducing conflicts that occurred because of differences in flow between Cham Islam and Cham Bani was a persuasive approach using the method of deliberation as taught by Islam. Another method when the method of deliberation is not achieved is the method of war. War in conflict resolution is not meant to solely kill lives but to survive and defend religion when threatened.   Keywords: Resolution, Conflict, Vietnam, Isla

An Overview of Cham Islam in An Giang Vietnam

Located in the upstream of the Vietnamese Mekong Delta, An Giang is characterized by an agricultural province, which has both plains and hills, and has a border about 100km with Cambodia. An Giang is also the province with the largest number of Cham Islam living in the South. According to official document, the province has 15,327 Cham Islam, accounting for 0.67% of An Giang population. Although the population is less than the other ethnics of the province, the Cham community in An Giang always shows the spirit of solidarity and mutual affection. Cham Islam plays an important role and contribute to unique culture in An Giang. This paper aims to clarify the progress of establishment, development and residential distribution of Cham ethnic group in An Giang, Vietnam. Authors utilized qualitative data gathered from exchange learning and in-depth interviews to examine how Cham Islam has emerged and developed in the study areas. It also focuses on their features of economy, culture, society, education and training, health, architecture, religion, and belief in comparison with Cham people in the central of Vietnam. Consequently, the researcher figures out the similarity and distinction of Cham people in the two regions; thereby, affirms positive values which need to be inherited and promoted in order to help Cham community integrate and develop in contemporary context

About the presence in Argentina of Lobelia reniformis (Campanulaceae) and Thaumatocaryon dasyanthum (Boraginaceae)

Se citan por primera vez a Lobelia reniformis Cham. y Thaumatocaryon dasyanthum (Cham.) I. M. Johnst. para la flora argentina. Se describen e ilustran las especies y se presentan algunas observaciones ecológicas.The first record of Lobelia reniformis Cham. and Thaumatocaryon dasyanthum (Cham.) I. M. Johnst. for the Argentinean flora is presented. Descriptions, illustrations, and ecological observations for these species are given.Fil: Keller, Hector Alejandro. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Nordeste. Instituto de Botánica del Nordeste. Universidad Nacional del Nordeste. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias. Instituto de Botánica del Nordeste; Argentin

The field of ancient Cham art in France: a 20th century creation: a study of museological and colonial contexts from the late 19th century to the present

This thesis takes a new look at the art of ancient Champa. Breaking away from traditional studies, it looks at the art not in its ancient Cham context, but rather through its present and recent past contexts. The study asks “What exactly is Cham art?” To answer this, I examine not only the artworks, but also the museums and exhibitions, the display and classification. After an introduction explaining the background to the research, Chapter 2 contrasts two statues of Ganesh in French museums, tracing their biographies and questioning what constitutes Cham art. In Chapter 3, I examine the architectural line-drawings of Henri Parmentier, which have represented Ancient Champa visually for over a century, revealing the complex temporality within which they mediate between the present and multiple pasts. Chapter 4 looks at the history of the Danang Cham Sculpture Museum through the choices and decisions of the men who have shaped Cham art into what it is today. In Chapter 5 I investigate how Cham art was displayed in a series of exhibitions in museums and a department store basement in the United States, Paris and Brussels, while Chapter 6 is a study of a major Cham exhibition at the Musée Guimet, examining its narrative threads and historical and colonial interconnections and its implications for Cham art history. I conclude that Cham art is much more than just the physical traces of the Cham past. It is the preserving, displacing, labelling, copying, interpreting and displaying of the art that makes it what it is just as much as its original functions. I suggest, therefore, that the field of Cham art studies as we understand and view it today is actually something of our own invention, a largely 20th century construct. We do not yet know, therefore, what the Ancient Cham art of the future will be

Cultural Relics of King of Fire and King of Water in Vietnam’s Central Highlands

King of Fire, King of Water whether it is of Cham origin or not is a question for scientists. But the Cham culture, a long-standing culture, left a strong imprint on the central strip of Vietnam. Historically, the connection between the forest and the sea, which is also the connection between the central coast and the highlands of Vietnam, has created conditions for Cham culture to have the opportunity to exchange cultures with the residents of the Central Highlands. Those cultural vestiges, whether verified or not, still show the presence of Cham culture in the Central Highlands of Vietnam with many types of relics that have contributed to understanding the cultural history. Truong Son ethnic groups - Central Highlands with ethnic groups living together in the region create the diversity of Vietnamese culture in the past, present and future. Keywords: King of Fire, King of Water, Central Highlands of Vietnam, Cham culture, cultural vestiges DOI: 10.7176/JCSD/65-02 Publication date:July 31st 2021