Language code: jv

Technical information about ISO 639 language code jv

The table below provides technical details for the Javanese language, designated by the jv code from the ISO 639-1 standard.

Code

jv

Name

Official

Javanese

Native

Basa Jawa

Family
Austronesian
Scripts
Text direction

Left-to-Right

Plural rules

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Javanese belongs to the Austronesian language family. It is recognized as a regional language in Indonesia, particularly in the region of Yogyakarta. It is written using Latin, Javanese, and Pegon scripts, the latter being an Arabic script used for Javanese. It is estimated that there are more than 68 million speakers worldwide.

Language presence globally

Speakers

*The graph shows a rough estimate of Javanese speakers in countries where it is an official or minority language.

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