JVN ISO 639-3
Javanese, Suriname
Jawa Suriname Autonym
A language of Suriname
- ISO 639
- jvn
- Alternate Names
- Caribbean Javanese, Surinaams Javaans
- Autonym
- Jawa Suriname
- Population
- 75,500 in Suriname (2018). Total users in all countries: 78,440.
- Location:
- Commewijne, Para, Paramaribo, Saramacca, and Wanica districts; north coast.
- Language Status
- 5 (Developing).
- Classification
- Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Javanese
- Dialects
- None known. Significantly different from Javanese [jav] of Indonesia.
- Language Use
- All domains, except education. Used by all. Also use Dutch [nld].
- Language Development
- Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Literature. Periodicals. Radio. Dictionary. Texts. Bible: 2018.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Javanese, Suriname
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- Descended from plantation workers brought from Java between 1890–1939. Muslim, traditional religion.
Also Spoken in
- Location
- Awala-Yalimapo commune. Coastal area.
- Language Status
- 5 (Developing)
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. Muslim. View other languages of French Guiana
Language Name
Javanese, Suriname
User Population
2,940 in French Guiana (2019). , based on ethnicity.
Map
Location: Commewijne, Para, Paramaribo, Saramacca, and Wanica districts; north coast.
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