Javanese is an Austronesian language spoken primarily by the Javanese people from the central and eastern parts of the island of Java, Indonesia, with pockets of speakers on the northern coast of western Java. It is the native language of more than 68 million people.
Facts
ISO 639-3 Code Speaker Count2015 native-speaker figure from the article infobox; a looser estimate of about 100 million spoken or understood, without a stated year, is also given in the article and is not used here as the identifying key. RegionThroughout Indonesia, mainly central and eastern Java; also Malaysia, Netherlands, Suriname and New Caledonia 1 Connections
In Family
Source Wikipedia: Javanese Language
Written In
Source Wikipedia: Javanese Script
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Indonesia, located there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Javanese Language
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Javanese is an Austronesian language spoken primarily by the Javanese people from the central and eastern parts of the island of Java, Indonesia. ... It is the native language of more than 68 million people.
Infobox, ISO 639-3
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Infobox, Speakers (Native)
68 million (2015)
Infobox, Region
Throughout Indonesia (mainly central and eastern Java); also Malaysia, Netherlands, Suriname, and New Caledonia
In Family: Austronesian, Infobox, Language family
Austronesian - Malayo-Polynesian - Javanese
View the Source Wikipedia: Javanese Script
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