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Old Cham

New Guinea and Pacific Language Families

Old Cham is the earliest attested stage of the Cham language, and Cham has the oldest literary history of any Austronesian language as a result. The Dong Yen Chau inscription, written in Old Cham, dates from the late 4th century AD.

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