Javanese language
Javanese (ISO 639-3 code jav) is a language of the Austronesian family spoken in Indonesia and Malaysia. It has about 68,000,000 speakers.
Facts
| ISO 639-3 code | jav |
|---|---|
| Glottocode | java1254 |
| Family | Austronesian |
| Area | Papunesia |
| Countries | Indonesia, Malaysia |
| Speakers (estimate) | 68,000,000 |
Related languages
Other Austronesian languages, nearest first.
- Indonesian200,000,000 speakers
- Malay19,000,000 speakers
- Buginese5,000,000 speakers
- Balinese3,300,000 speakers
- Sasak2,600,000 speakers
- Uab Meto700,000 speakers
- Batak Karo570,000 speakers
- Bima500,000 speakers
- Wejewa240,000 speakers
- Sabu100,000 speakers
- Saluan74,000 speakers
- Kemak72,000 speakers
More about Javanese
Classification, area and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Speaker numbers are estimates and differ between sources.