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Javanese language resources
Javanese is spoken on a daily basis in: Malaysia, Indonesia
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Additional background on
Javanese
The Javanese language is the spoken language of the people in the central and eastern part of the island of Java, in Indonesia. It is the native language of more than 75,500,000 people.
The Javanese language is part of the Austronesian family, and is therefore related to Indonesian and Malay. Many speakers of Javanese also speak Indonesian for official and business purposes, and to communicate with non-Javanese Indonesians.
There are large communities of Javanese-speaking people in Malaysia, especially in the states of Selangor and Johore. (The Chief Minister of Selangor, Khir Toyo, is an ethnic Javanese.) However, the Javanese language is not mutually intelligible with Malay.
For distribution in other parts, as far as South America, see Demographic distribution of Javanese speakers below.
Javanese
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All data is derived from UNESCO.
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