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.
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.
Speakers
68M
*The graph shows a rough estimate of Javanese speakers in countries where it is an official or minority language.
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