About Javanese Language
According to Wikipedia.org, Javanese is the language of the Javanese people. It is spoken in the central and eastern parts of the island of Java, in Indonesia. There are also many Javanese speakers on the northern coast of western Java. Javanese is the native language of more than 98 million people. The language is spoken by 42% of the total population of Indonesia. Javanese has the largest number of native speakers in Indonesia. The language has several regional dialects and it has distinct status styles. Javanese has closest relations with Sundanese, Madurese, and Balinese. The speakers of Javanese also speak Indonesian for commercial purposes. They also use the language to communicate with non-Javanese-speaking Indonesians. Javanese is also spoken in Malaysia and Singapore. The language is also spoken by traditional immigrant communities who are of Javanese descent in Suriname, Sri Lanka, and New Caledonia.
About Sundanese Language
According to Wikipedia.org, Sundanese is pronounced as basa sÊŠnda. It is a Malayo-Polynesian language that is spoken by Sundanese people. It has got 40 million native speakers in the western part of Java. They represent about 15% of the total population. You will be surprised to know that Sundanese has a lot of dialects. It includes western, northern, southern, mid-east, and northeast dialects. The Priangan dialect covers the largest areas of the Sundanese language. It is also taught in elementary schools and other forms of education. This language is written in different writing systems if we look at history. The old Sundanese script is also full of this writing script. If we talk about the Pegon script it is still commonly used among other options. There are around 18 consonants in Sundanese phonology.
