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Language Moodboard:  ꦧꦱꦗꦮ / Basa Jawa /  باسا جاوا / Javanese 

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Languages of the world

Javanese (Basa Jawa)

Basic facts

Number of native speakers: 82 million

Official language: Special Region of Yogyakarta (Indonesia)

Also spoken: France, Malaysia, Netherlands, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Suriname

Script: Latin, 30 letters/Javanese, 26 letters

Grammatical cases: 0

Linguistic typology: agglutinative, SVO

Language family: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian

Number of dialects: 3

History

4th century - earliest known writing; use of the Pallava alphabet

10th century - development of the Kawi alphabet

15th century - use of the Arabic script

17th century - development of the Javanese script

19th century - introduction of the Latin alphabet

1942-1945 - prohibition of the use of the Javanese script

Writing system and pronunciation

These are the letters that make up the Latin script: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z.

-F-, -q-, -v-, -x-, and -z- are only used in loanwords.

These are the letters that make up the Javanese script:

Consonants change form when they are placed at the end of a syllable.

Grammar

Nouns are not marked for gender, number, or case. However, plurality is marked by reduplication if an important distinction needs to be made.

Personal pronouns are marked for familiarity and formality. In formal situations, personal names, kinship terms, or titles are used instead of second-person pronouns.

Verbs may be marked for mood and voice using affixes, but also adverbs and auxiliary words. Person and tense are expressed using adverbs or clauses.

Dialects

There are three main dialects: Western, Central, and Eastern. Central Javanese is the basis of Standard Javanese. The differences between them are mostly related to pronunciation and vocabulary.

Three registers can also be distinguished depending on the situation.

I had to add screenshots of the Javanese script instead of the intended characters because Tumblr would not display the script.

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Numbers in some Indonesian Languages.

All except for Indonesian, Banjarese and Minangkabau, which use the Latin script, have their own scripts but resources are limited to English speakers - source recommendations appreciated

Indonesian is the official language of Indonesia and is in the Malay subgroup of the Malayic family in the Malayo-Sumbawan group of the Malayo-Polynesian branch.

Javanese is spoken on the central and eastern side of the island of Java and is in the Malayo-Polynesian branch. It is written in the Javanese script.

Sundanese is spoken on the west side of the island of Java. It is in the Lampung-Sunda family of the Malayo-Sumbawan group of the Malayo-Polynesian branch. It is typically written in the Sundanese script.

Minangkabau is spoken on the west side of the island of Sumatra. It is also in the Malayic family from the Malayo-Sumbawan group. It can be written in both the Latin and the Jawi script.

Buginese is spoken on the southwestern peninsula of the island of Sulawesi. It is in the South Sulawesi branch of the Malayo-Polynesian family and uses Lontara script.

Banjarese is spoken in the south of the island of Borneo. It is also in the Malayic family, and uses the Latin or Jawi script.

Balinese is spoken on the island of Bali. It is in the Bali-Sasak family of the Malayo-Sumbawan group. The Balinese script is used, although infrequently as Latin script use is now more common.

Note: Spelling and/or full words of some languages may differ according to region or locale.

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Linguistic Diversity Challenge: Javanese - ꦧꦱꦗꦮ

What is the language called in English and the language itself? In English, the language is called Javanese. In Javanese, it is called basa Jawa:  [bɔsɔ dʒɔwɔ]. 

Where is the language spoken? Javanese is spoken primarily on the island of Java in Indonesia; home to approximately 145 million people, it is the world’s most populous island. Most speakers of Javanese also speak Indonesian. 

How many people speak the language? 82 million people are native speakers of Javanese, making it the largest language without an official status where it is spoken. 

Which language family does it belong to? What are some of its relative languages? Javanese is a Malayo-Polynesian language of the Austronesian language family, however, it is distinct from its relatives. It is most closely related to languages spoken nearby such as Sudanese, Madurese and Balinese. 

What writing system does the language use? Javanese is traditionally written in the Javanese script, known natively as askara Jawa, variant of the Kawi script which dates back to around the 8th century, itself a descendant of the Brahmi script. Thus, the script shares similarities with others of Southeast Asia. In the 19th century, Dutch colonisers began to replace the native Javanese script with the Latin script. Javanese now uses the Latin script for practical purposes such as displaying the language digitally. 

What kind of grammatical features does the language have? 

Like other Austronesian languages, Javanese is an agglutinative language. 

The word order is typically SVO but the archaic VSO word order is sometimes still used. 

Verbs are not inflected for person/number but there are verb affixes which express the status of the subject or object of a sentence. 

There are no grammatical tenses; Javanese uses auxiliary words to express time. 

Registers are used to distinguish between formal, neutral and informal speech, all relative to the status of who is speaking to who. 

What does the language sound like? Here is an example of Javanese spoken in the informal register

What do you personally find interesting about the language? I’ve been reading a lot about Austronesian languages recently and have been drawn to Javanese (as well as Balinese) because I find the script so beautiful!

- Here is a website where English speakers can learn more about Javanese grammar and vocabulary -

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Paritembung Jawi #2

Uwit = tree

Tanduran = living plant

Sawah = rice field

Tegalan = crop field

Sukêt = grass

Latar = yard

Lapangan = field

Desa = village

Têrang = bright day

Woh = fruit

Kêmbang = flower

Oyot = root

Pang = branch

Jêruk = orange fruit

Pêlêm = mango

Apêl = apple

Stroberi = strawberry

Gêdhang = banana

Dêgan = young coconut fruit

Apokat = avocado

Blimbing = starfruit

Duren = durian

Urip = to live

Samsaya gedhe = to grow bigger

Layu = to wither

Kuñcup = flower bud

Rabuk = fertilizer

Cangkul = hoe

Nyangkul = to (use) hoe

Nandur = to plant

Mêndhêm = to heap

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Hey guys! Im back again. So, now if you want to learn Javanese more please look up 'Ngomong Nulis Basa Jawa' on twitter and telegram. There are Javanese words and sentence examples. Im planning to dig more on broader topic because it was mostly focused on neologisms hehe... Anyway, just enjoy them and keep commenting on any account to let it grow better... Okay, see you next time.. 💕

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Langblr Introduction

Hi! Let me do a little introduction

Basic

My name is Alice

She/her

Graduated from Indonesian university in 2019

INFJ/Leo/Ravenclaw

I speak Indonesian and crooked English. My native language is Javanese.

Interested in

Music : metal and dark ambient industrial

Linguistics

Digital art and culture

Documentary (mostly about psychology and crime)

Languages

English

Russian

Chinese mandarin

Arabic

ASL

Indonesian Sign Language (Bisindo)

Others (French and Latin. I recently stumbled on these languages. So, I have no idea what I should do with them)

Programming (I might learn C++. Haven't decided yet but, really I want to learn since I am so interested on how internet works)

Little fact about me

I have two cats. I love to talk to them since they response very well

I often listen to K-pop because my sisters are so into many idol groups (you can see what we are stand for by looking at my header)

I claim myself as a chaotic student

My dream was to be a voice actress. But I realized that I can't be one of them because of acid (I have GERD) that constantly burn my vocal chord

About this blog

Keep all language resources from various source/blog

Keep motivating me in learning language (I'm aware that learning language is very a long journey, and anytime I will stumble on feeling useless and listless. Hopefully, in here, I will be inspired to be productive).

Help me to track my learning progress

As a visual diary

Be in this cool community

As I'm still working on my English as well, you might find grammatical error or my English just sounds weird. If it's so, please let me know. I openly receive any constructive criticism.

Thank you. Have a nice day!

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✨Javanese Grammar Series✨

Hello! This is a part of Javanese Grammar Series. In the Javanese grammar, we have several basic topics we need to learn. They are:

1) Phonology

2) Javanese Alphabet and Romanization

a. Javanese Script

b. Javanese Transliteration (A)

3) Javanese Word Class

4) Javanese Verb

5) Javanese Noun

6) Javanese Adjective

7) Javanese Adverb

8) Javanese Pronoun

9) Javanese Number

10) Javanese Preposition

11) Javanese Article

12) Javanese Interjection

13) Javanese Conjunction

14) Javanese Sentence

15) Javanese Modal Verbs

a. Javanese Modal Verbs and Aspects ⏰

b. Javanese Modal Verbs (Others) 🚶

Hopefully, we will learn all these points together in this langblr! Thank you 😊😊

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I still need more languages for this project! I started printing some already. Please reblog and share! Thank you!

I need help with a project!

Hello! I am planning to do a little art piece where I screen print papers that say “you are welcome here” in a lot of different languages. I am then going to be handing these out to people on my campus. The idea is to let everyone know that no matter where they are from that they are welcome in America even if our government doesn’t make it seem like that. So I need people to tell me how to say “you are welcome here” in their native language please! Any language is welcome! If anything please share this so other people can see it! Thank you very much!!