Japanese and Javanese Speaking countries
Countries
Japan
Indonesia
National Language
Japan
Indonesia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia, Pacific
Asia
Minority Language
Palau
Malaysia, Netherlands, Singapore, Suriname
Regulated By
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- 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.
- 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
Korean Language
Madurese, Sundanese and Balinese Languages
Derived From
Not Available
Not Available
Japanese and Javanese as Minority Language
In Japanese and Javanese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Japanese and Javanese as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Japanese as minority language: Palau.
- Javanese as minority language: Malaysia, Netherlands, Singapore, Suriname.
If you want to compare Japanese and Javanese dialects, then you can go to Japanese vs Javanese Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Japanese and Javanese Regulators
Japanese and Javanese speaking countries provide you Japanese and Javanese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education regulates Japanese language.Javanese is not regulated. Also get to learn, Japanese and Javanese Language History.
Japanese and Javanese Continents
Thinking about Japanese and Javanese continents in which Japanese and Javanese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Japanese and Javanese. Most of the Japanese speaking countries lie in Asia, Pacific. 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 Japanese and Javanese languages:
Japanese Interesting Facts:
- 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.
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 Japanese language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Korean Language whereas Japanese language is similar to Madurese, Sundanese and Balinese Languages and derived from Not Available.