Langenesis

Austronesian family

Javanese

c. 1500 CE – today Living

Javanese (c. 1500 CE – today) is a living Austronesian language. Lineage: Proto-Austronesian → Proto-Malayo-Polynesian → Old Javanese (Kawi) → Javanese.

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Speakers
68M (68,000,000)
ISO 639-3
jav
Glottocode
java1254

Covers Middle Javanese and Modern Javanese; notable for its elaborate speech levels (ngoko, krama). Largest Austronesian language by native speakers.

Lineage

  1. Proto-Austronesianc. 3,500 BCE – 2,500 BCE
  2. Proto-Malayo-Polynesianc. 2,500 BCE – 1,500 BCE
  3. Old Javanese (Kawi)804 CE – 1500 CE
  4. Javanesec. 1500 CE – today

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