Javanese
Spoken language
Javanese is a Malayo-Polynesian language spoken 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... Wikipedia
Language families: Austronesian languages, Malayo-Polynesian languages, and Nuclear Malayo-Polynesian languages
Region: Asia
Dialects: Javanese dialects
Early forms: Old Javanese: Middle Javanese
ISO 639-3: Variously: – Javanese; – Caribbean Javanese; – New Caledonian Javanese; – Osing; – Tenggerese
Native speakers: 68 million (2015)
Native to: Indonesia