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Javanese

A language of Indonesia (Java and Bali)

ISO 639-3: jav

Population	84,300,000 in Indonesia (2000 census). 25,000 in south Sulawesi, and 69,000,000 on Java, 500,000 of them being in Banten region and 2,500,000 in Cirebon region of Java. Population total all countries: 84,608,470.
Region	Central Java, east third of west Java, southwest half of east Java. Resettlements in Papua, Sulawesi, Maluku, Kalimantan, and Sumatra. Also in Malaysia (Sabah), Netherlands, Singapore, United States.
Language maps	Indonesia, Java and Bali
Alternate names	Djawa, Jawa
Dialects	Jawa Halus, Cirebon (Tjirebon, Cheribon), Tegal, Indramayu, Solo, Tembung, Pasisir, Surabaya, Malang-Pasuruan, Banten, Manuk, Banten, Cirebon, Tegal, Solo, Surabaya, Malang-Pasuruan. High Javanese (Jawa Halus) is the language of religion, but the number of people that can use that variety is mostly limited to Central Javanese speakers and diminishing. The Javanese varieties in Suriname and in New Caledonia have changed sufficiently to be only partially intelligible with difficulty. Javanese in New Caledonia are reported to not be able to use High Javanese (Koentjaraninggrat 1971). Several dialects in Sabah.
Classification	Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Javanese
Language development	Fully developed. Bible: 1854–1994.
Writing system	Javanese script. Latin script.
Comments	SVO. Muslim, Christian.

Also spoken in:

Malaysia (Sabah)

Language name	Javanese
Population	300,000 in Malaysia (Wurm and Hattori 1981).
Alternate names	Jawa

Singapore

Language name	Javanese
Population	800 in Singapore (1985). Ethnic population: 21,230.
Alternate names	Djawa, Jawa
Comments	Muslim.

United States

Language name	Javanese
Population	170 in United States (2000 census).
Alternate names	Djawa, Jawa

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

GARCEZ, Lilian; TRUONG, Christina Lai, authors. 2009. Participatory methods for language documentation and conservation: building community awareness and engagement.  

LOPEZ, Cecilio, translator. n.d.. Studies on Dempwolff's Vergleichende Lautlehre des Austronesischen Wortschatzes.

PIKE, Kenneth L.; SUHARNO, Ignatius, editors. 1976. From Baudi to Indonesian.

POEDJOSOEDARMO, Gloria R., author. 1993. "Uses of phonation type in Javanese."

PURWO, Bambang K., author. 1993. "Factors influencing comparison of Sundanese, Javanese, Madurese, and Balinese."

SUDARYANTO, author. 1976. "Types of Javanese action clause root: a preliminary study of the Javanese clause."