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Javanese vs Javanese


Javanese vs Javanese


Countries

Countries
Indonesia   
Indonesia   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Indonesia   
Indonesia   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Malaysia, Netherlands, Singapore, Suriname   
Malaysia, Netherlands, Singapore, Suriname   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Not Available   

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 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.
  

Similar To
Madurese, Sundanese and Balinese Languages   
Madurese, Sundanese and Balinese Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Javanese-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Javanese-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
27   
9
27   
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
6   
3

How Many Consonants
21   
11
21   
11

Scripts
Arabic, Javanese, Latin   
Arabic, Javanese, Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks   
10
36 weeks   
10

Greetings

Hello
Halo   
Halo   

Thank You
matur nuwun   
matur nuwun   

How Are You?
piye kabare?   
piye kabare?   

Good Night
wengi sing apik   
wengi sing apik   

Good Evening
Sugeng sọnten   
Sugeng sọnten   

Good Afternoon
Sugeng siang   
Sugeng siang   

Good Morning
Sugeng énjing   
Sugeng énjing   

Please
Not Available   
Not Available   

Sorry
Nyuwun pangapunten   
Nyuwun pangapunten   

Bye
Kepanggih malih benjang   
Kepanggih malih benjang   

I Love You
Kula tresna panjengan   
Kula tresna panjengan   

Excuse Me
Nuwun séwu   
Nuwun séwu   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Pekalongan   
Pekalongan   

Where They Speak
Indonesia   
Indonesia   

Dialect 2
Cirebon   
Cirebon   

Where They Speak
Indonesia   
Indonesia   

Dialect 3
Arekan   
Arekan   

Where They Speak
Indonesia   
Indonesia   

Total No. Of Dialects
16   
15
16   
15

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
82.00 million   
19
82.00 million   
19

Speaking Population
1.25 %   
13
1.25 %   
13

Native Speakers
76.00 million   
13
76.00 million   
13

Native Name
basa Jawa   
basa Jawa   

Alternative Names
Djawa, Jawa   
Djawa, Jawa   

French Name
javanais   
javanais   

German Name
Javanisch   
Javanisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Javanese (Mataram, Osing, Tenggerese, Boyanese, Samin, Cirebonese, Banyumasan, etc)   
Javanese (Mataram, Osing, Tenggerese, Boyanese, Samin, Cirebonese, Banyumasan, etc)   

History

Origin
450 AD   
450 AD   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Indonesian   
Indonesian   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Javanese   
Javanese   

Language Position
11   
10
11   
10

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
jv   
jv   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
jav   
jav   

ISO 639 2/B
jav   
jav   

ISO 639 3
jav   
jav   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
java1253   
java1253   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative   
Agglutinative   

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Javanese and Javanese Language History

Comparison of Javanese vs Javanese language history gives us differences between origin of Javanese and Javanese language. History of Javanese language states that this language originated in 450 AD whereas history of Javanese language states that this language originated in 450 AD. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Javanese and Javanese Language History.

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Javanese and Javanese Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Javanese and Javanese greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Javanese and Javanese language. Javanese word for "Hello" is Halo or Javanese word for "Thank You" is matur nuwun. Find more of such common Javanese Greetings and Javanese Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Javanese vs Javanese Difficulty

The Javanese vs Javanese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Javanese Alphabets and Javanese Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Javanese and Javanese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Javanese and Javanese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Javanese is 36 weeks while to learn Javanese time required is 36 weeks.

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