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Javanese and Japanese Speaking countries


Japanese and Javanese Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Indonesia   
Japan   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Indonesia   
Japan   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia, Pacific   

Minority Language
Malaysia, Netherlands, Singapore, Suriname   
Palau   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education   

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.
  
  • In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
  • There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
  

Similar To
Madurese, Sundanese and Balinese Languages   
Korean Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

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Javanese and Japanese as Minority Language

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

  • Javanese as minority language: Malaysia, Netherlands, Singapore, Suriname.
  • Japanese as minority language: Palau.

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

Javanese and Japanese Regulators

Javanese and Japanese speaking countries provide you Javanese and Japanese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Javanese is not regulated.Japanese is regulated by Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education. Also get to learn, Javanese and Japanese Language History.

Javanese and Japanese Continents

Thinking about Javanese and Japanese continents in which Javanese and Japanese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Javanese and Japanese. Most of the Javanese speaking countries lie in Asia. While Japanese speaking countries lie in Asia, Pacific. 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 Javanese and Japanese languages:

Javanese Interesting Facts:

Japanese Interesting Facts:

The Javanese language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Madurese, Sundanese and Balinese Languages whereas Javanese language is similar to Korean Language and derived from Not Available.

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