Javanese
Austronesian language
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds
0 sources
Key Facts
- Country: Indonesia[3], Suriname[4], New Caledonia[5], Egypt[6], Mauritania[7], Morocco[8], Saudi Arabia[9], Malaysia[10], Singapore[11]
- Instance of: modern language[12], language[13], human language[14], standard language[15], literary language[16], macrolanguage[17]
- Subclass of: Malayo-Polynesian[18]
- Writing system: Latin script[19], Pegon alphabet[20], Kawi script[21], Javanese script[22], Formal Javanese Spelling[23]
- Commons category: Javanese language[24]
- Wikimedia language code: jv[25]
- Topic's main category: Category:Javanese language[26]
- Number of speakers, writers, or signers: 68,300,000[27], 84,308,740[28]
- Described by source: Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[29], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[30]
- Native label: Basa Jawa[31], Jawa[32]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C153962[33]
- Different from: Java[34], Japanese[35], Javanais[36]
- UNESCO language status: 1 safe[37]
- Indigenous to: Indonesia[38], East Java[39], Central Java[40], Java[41], Kalimantan[42], Lampung[43], Maluku[44], Papua[45], Sulawesi[46], Sumatra[47], Yogyakarta[48], Malaysia[49]
Why It Matters
Javanese has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] Javanese is known by 59 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]
Javanese has been cited as an influence by Indonesian[52], a language[53], in Indonesia[54].
FAQs
Who did Javanese influence?
Javanese has been cited as an influence by Indonesian[52].