User:Mhatopzz/Javanesic languages
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Javanesic | |
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Geographic distribution | Java island, Sumatra, Suriname, and New Caledonia |
Linguistic classification | Austronesian
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Proto-language | Proto-Javanese |
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Glottolog | java1253 |
Modern Distribution of the Javanese speaking population Dark green indicates main or majority of the speaker while light green indicates the offspring and spread of the language. |
Javanesic languages or Javanic languages are a family of languages and dialects belonging to the greater Malayo-Polynesian languages spoken mainly in Java and all across the world. The languages consist of the ancient language of Kawi, Osing, and Standard Modern Javanese language with its dialects including Tenggrese.
Today, the speaker of Javanese languages resides in various islands of Indonesia, Suriname, the Carribean, and New Caledonia, with a total of 68 million active speakers in 2015.