Javanese Language

Javanese language (Javanese: basa Jawa (ꦧꦱꦗꦮ), Indonesian: bahasa Jawa) is the language of the Javanese people from the central and eastern parts of the island of Java, in Indonesia. In addition, there are also some pockets of Javanese speakers in the northern coast of western Java. 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 other M... More

Language Family:

ISO 639-3 Code:

  • jav

Also known as:

  • Jawa,
  • Djawa,
  • Javanese language,
  • Javanese
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  • Javanese
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