Indonesian Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Vol.10, No.3, June 2018, pp. 1331~1342 ISSN: 2502-4752, DOI: 10.11591/ijeecs.v10.i3.pp1331-1342 ! 1331 Journal homepage: http://iaescore.com/journals/index.php/ijeecs Latin-to-Balinese Script Transliteration Method on Mobile Application: A Comparison G. Indrawan 1 , I K. Paramarta 2 , K. Agustini 3 , Sariyasa 4 1,3,4 Department of Computer Science, Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha, Bali, Indonesia 2 Department of Balinese Language Education, Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha, Bali, Indonesia Article Info ABSTRACT Article history: Received Sep 1, 2017 Revised Oct 26, 2017 Accepted Mar 16, 2018 Balinese script writing, as one of Balinese cultural richness, is going to extinct because of its decreasing use. This research is a way to preserve it through collaboration between Computer Science and Language discipline that focused on accuracy comparison of Latin-to-Balinese script transliteration method on mobile application as a ubiquitous learning media. From few research in this area, there are only two existing methods to be compared, i.e. each on Android mobile application that were called Belajar Aksara Bali (BAB), and Transliterasi Aksara Bali (TAB). The comparison was based on The Balinese Alphabet writing rules and examples document by Sudewa. Through the experiment, TAB has outperformed BAB since TAB has passed over 68% (103 of 151) cases, while BAB has passed over only 39% (59 of 151) cases. This research contributes on a comprehensive accuracy comparison analysis of Latin-to-Balinese script transliteration method, specifically on mobile application, since there is no such study. This research also contributes on those methods improvement possibility. In the future, this research can be used as a reference for improvement of any Latin-to-Balinese script transliteration method by taking care on thirteen kind of special words that were found during this comparison study. Keyword: Accuracy Balinese script Latin script Mobile application Transliteration Copyright © 2018 Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science. All rights reserved. Corresponding Author: G. Indrawan, Department of Computer Science, Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha, Bali, Indonesia, Jl. Udayana 11 Singaraja, Bali, Indonesia 81116. Email: gindrawan@undiksha.ac.id 1. INTRODUCTION The Balinese script, natively known as Aksara Bali or Hanacaraka, is an alphabet used in the Bali Island, Indonesia. It commonly used for writing the Austronesian Balinese language, Old Javanese, and the liturgical language Sanskrit [1]. The script is a descendant of the Brahmi script, and so has many similarities with the modern scripts of South and Southeast Asia. The Balinese script, along with the Javanese script, is considered the most elaborate and ornate among Brahmic scripts of Southeast Asia [2]. Though everyday use of the script has largely been supplanted by the Latin alphabet [3], the Balinese script has significant prevalence in many of the island's traditional ceremonies and is strongly associated with the Hindu religion. The script is mainly used today for copying lontar or palm leaf manuscripts containing religious texts [2]. Based on Indonesia News Agency [3], the less use of the Balinese script has caused concern over the threat of the extinction. As Stern [4] said that saving the language can be done by cultural, political, and economic approach, another approach was taken, i.e. technological approach, by this research that