About Malay Language
According to Wikipedia.org, Malay is the official language of Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore. It is also spoken unofficially in many parts of Thailand. You will be surprised to know that the native speakers of this language exceed 290 million. There are around 260 million people in Indonesia alone who speak Malay. Standard Malay has many different names. It is also known as Court Malay. Speakers find it easy to distinguish this language from others. Malay is written in the Latin script but Arabic script is also a huge part of it. However, this Latin script is more common among people of Malaysia and Brunei. Since the 17th century, this language is inspired by Dutch and Britain. Jawi script was also replaced by Rumi script that is now officially used for many purposes. Malay features many non-native consonants that are borrowed from English and Arabic words.
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.
