Indonesian and Javanese Speaking countries

Indonesian and Javanese as Minority Language

In Indonesian and Javanese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Indonesian and Javanese as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

If you want to compare Indonesian and Javanese dialects, then you can go to Indonesian vs Javanese Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Indonesian and Javanese Regulators

Indonesian and Javanese speaking countries provide you Indonesian and Javanese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa regulates Indonesian language.Javanese is not regulated. Also get to learn, Indonesian and Javanese Language History.

Indonesian and Javanese Continents

Thinking about Indonesian and Javanese continents in which Indonesian and Javanese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Indonesian and Javanese. Most of the Indonesian speaking countries lie in Asia. While Javanese speaking countries lie in Asia. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Indonesian and Javanese languages:

Indonesian Interesting Facts:

• The modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
• In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.

Javanese Interesting Facts:

• The Javanese group is the largest ethnic group in Indonesian.
• The earliest writing in Javanese dates from the 4th Century AD, at that time Javanese was written with the Pallava alphabet.

The Indonesian language was derived from Malay and Dutch Languages and is similar to Malay language whereas Indonesian language is similar to Madurese, Sundanese and Balinese Languages and derived from Not Available.