Javanese language
Clash Royale CLAN TAG #URR8PPP Austronesian language Not to be confused with Java language. Not to be confused with Japanese language. Javanese ꦧꦱꦗꦮ Basa Jawa Basa (language) written in the Javanese script Pronunciation [bɔsɔ dʒɔwɔ] Native to Java (Indonesia) Ethnicity 95 million Javanese in Indonesia (2011 census) Native speakers 82 million (2007) [1] Language family Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Javanese Early forms Old Javanese Classical Javanese Middle Javanese Standard forms Kawi (Early standard form) Surakartan Javanese (Modern standard form) Dialects Javanese dialects Writing system Latin script Javanese script Pegon alphabet Official status Official language in Special Region of Yogyakarta (with Indonesian Language) Recognised minority language in Malaysia Suriname New Caledonia Language codes ISO 639-1 jv ISO 639-2 jav ISO 639-3 Variously: jav – Javanese jvn – Caribbean Javanese jas – New Caledonian Javanese osi – Osing tes – Tenggerese kaw – Kawi Glottolog