Javanese language
Javanese , , ; , is a Malayo-Polynesian language spoken by a Javanese people from the central together with eastern parts of the island of Java, in Indonesia. There are also pockets of Javanese speakers on the northern soar of western Java. it is the native language of more than 98 million people.
Javanese is the largest of the Austronesian languages in number of native speakers. It has several regional dialects and a number of clearly distinct status styles. Its closest relatives are the neighboring languages such as Sundanese, Madurese, and Balinese. most speakers of Javanese also speak Indonesian for the official and commercial purposes as living as a means towith non-Javanese-speaking Indonesians.
There are speakers of Javanese in Malaysia concentrated in the West Coast element of the states of Selangor and Johor and Singapore. Javanese is also spoken by traditional immigrant communities of Javanese descent in Suriname, Sri Lanka and New Caledonia.
Along with Indonesian, Javanese is an official language in the Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia.