Javanese, largest ethnic group in Indonesia, concentrated on the island of Java and numbering about 85 million in the early 21st century. The Javanese language belongs to the Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian) family.
Mar 13, 2024
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The Javanese are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the central and eastern part of the Indonesian island of Java. With more than 100 million people, Javanese people are the largest ethnic group in both Indonesia and in Southeast Asia as a... Wikipedia
Languages spoken: Javanese, Indonesian, Dutch language, and more
Indonesia: 98,217,022 (2010)
Malaysia: c. 1,500,000 (including Malaysian citizens counted as "Malays")
Netherlands: 21,700
New Caledonia: 4,100
Singapore: c. 400,000 (including Singaporean citizens, more than 60% of Singaporean Malays are of Javanese descent)
Sri Lanka: 8,500
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The meaning of JAVANESE is a member of an Indonesian people inhabiting the island of Java.
a member of the native Malayan people of Java, especially of that branch of it in the central part of the island. the Austronesian language of central Java.
Javanese is a Malayo-Polynesian language spoken by the Javanese people from the central and eastern parts of the island of Java, Indonesia.
Javanese language, member of the Western, or Indonesian, branch of the Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian) language family, spoken as a native language by more ...
Javanese is the most-spoken regional language of Indonesia and the most-spoken language of the Austronesian language family with about 75 million speakers. It ...