Chinese and Javanese Speaking countries
Countries
China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan
Indonesia
National Language
China, Taiwan
Indonesia
Second Language
Republic of Brazil
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Indonesia, Malaysia
Malaysia, Netherlands, Singapore, Suriname
Regulated By
Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council
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Interesting Facts
- Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
- In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.
- 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
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Madurese, Sundanese and Balinese Languages
Derived From
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Chinese and Javanese as Minority Language
In Chinese and Javanese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Chinese and Javanese as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Chinese as minority language: Indonesia, Malaysia.
- Javanese as minority language: Malaysia, Netherlands, Singapore, Suriname.
If you want to compare Chinese and Javanese dialects, then you can go to Chinese vs Javanese Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Chinese and Javanese Regulators
Chinese and Javanese speaking countries provide you Chinese and Javanese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council regulates Chinese language.Javanese is not regulated. Also get to learn, Chinese and Javanese Language History.
Chinese and Javanese Continents
Thinking about Chinese and Javanese continents in which Chinese and Javanese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Chinese and Javanese. Most of the Chinese 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 Chinese and Javanese languages:
Chinese Interesting Facts:
- Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
- In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.
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 Chinese language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Not Available whereas Chinese language is similar to Madurese, Sundanese and Balinese Languages and derived from Not Available.