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| Javanese | |
|---|---|
| basa Jawa ꦧꦱꦗꦮ باسا جاوا | |
 Basa Jawa (Javanese language) written in the Javanese script | |
| Pronunciation | [bɔsɔ d͡ʒɔwɔ] (central and eastern dialects) [basa d͡ʒawa] (western and Tenggerese dialect) [basə d͡ʒawə] (Serangese dialect) |
| Native to | Indonesia |
| Ethnicity |
|
Native speakers | 68 million (2015)[1] |
Austronesian
| |
Early forms | Old Javanese
|
Standard forms |
|
| Dialects | Javanese dialects |
| Latin script Javanese script Pegon script | |
| Official status | |
Official language in | Indonesia
|
| Regulated by | Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | jv |
| ISO 639-2 | jav |
| ISO 639-3 | Variously:jav – Javanesejvn – Caribbean Javanesejas – New Caledonian Javaneseosi – Osingtes – Tenggerese |
| Glottolog | java1253 Javanesicjava1254 |
| Linguasphere | 31-MFM-a |
 Dark green: areas where Javanese is the majority language. Light green: where it is a minority language. | |
Javanese (/ˌdʒɑːvəˈniːz/ JAH-və-NEEZ,[3] /dʒævə-/ JAV-ə-, /-ˈniːs/ -NEESS;[4] basa Jawa, Javanese script: ꦧꦱꦗꦮ, Pegon: باسا جاوا, IPA: [bɔsɔ d͡ʒɔwɔ]) is a Malayo-Polynesian language of the Austronesian language family spoken primarily by the Javanese people from the central and eastern parts of the island of Java, Indonesia. There are also pockets of Javanese speakers on the northern coast of western Java. It is the native language of more than 68 million people.[5]
Javanese is the largest of the Austronesian languages in number of native speakers. It has several regional dialects and a number of clearly distinct status styles.[6] Its closest relatives are the neighboring languages such as Sundanese, Madurese, and Balinese. Most speakers of Javanese also speak Indonesian for official and commercial purposes as well as a means to communicate with non-Javanese-speaking Indonesians.
There are speakers of Javanese in Malaysia (concentrated in the West Coast part of the states of Selangor and Johor) and Singapore. Javanese is also spoken by traditional immigrant communities of Javanese descent in Suriname, Sri Lanka and New Caledonia.[7]
Along with Indonesian, Javanese is an official language in the Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia.[2]
- ^ Javanese at Ethnologue (27th ed., 2024)
Caribbean Javanese at Ethnologue (27th ed., 2024)
New Caledonian Javanese at Ethnologue (27th ed., 2024)
Osing at Ethnologue (27th ed., 2024)
Tenggerese at Ethnologue (27th ed., 2024)
- ^ a b Peraturan Daerah Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta Nomor 2 Tahun 2021 tentang Pemeliharaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Sastra, dan Aksara Jawa (Regional Regulation 2) (in Indonesian). Governor of Special Region of Yogyakarta. 2021.
- ^ Laurie Bauer, 2007, The Linguistics Student's Handbook, Edinburgh
- ^ "Javanese". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ Kewarganegaraan, Suku Bangsa, Agama dan Bahasa Sehari-hari Penduduk Indonesia - Hasil Sensus Penduduk 2010. Badan Pusat Statistik. 2011. ISBN 978-979-064-417-5. Archived from the original on 10 July 2017.
- ^ "Javanese language". britannica.com. Encyclopedia Britannica. 2010. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ Akhyari Hananto (8 December 2017). "121 Years of Javanese People in New Caledonia". Seasia: Good News from Southeast Asia.
