However, most scholars consider it established that this inscription was written in Old Cham instead. The shared basic grammar and vocabulary comes as no surprise, since Chamic and Malayic languages are closely related; both are the two subgroups of a Malayic–Chamic group within the Malayo-Polynesian branch of the Austronesian family.
However, most scholars consider it confirmed that this inscription was written in Old Cham instead. The shared fundamental grammar and vocabulary is not unexpected, as Chamic and Malayic languages are closely related; both belong to the same subgroup within the Malayo-Polynesian family of Austronesian languages.