Countries
Indonesia
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore
Total No. Of Countries
15
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46
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National Language
Indonesia
Indonesia, Island of Madura
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
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
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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.
- There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
- Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
Similar To
Madurese, Sundanese and Balinese Languages
Malay and Javanese Languages
Derived From
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How Many People Speak?
82.00 million15.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
1.25 %0.23 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
76.00 million15.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
82.00 million14.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
basa Jawa
Madurese
Alternative Names
Djawa, Jawa
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura
French Name
javanais
madourais
German Name
Javanisch
Maduresisch
Pronunciation
[dʒɑˈʋɑnɛs]
[madura]
Ethnicity
Javanese (Mataram, Osing, Tenggerese, Boyanese, Samin, Cirebonese, Banyumasan, etc)
Madurese