Javanese
Javanese is one of 99 world languages in the LEXOS registry, belonging to the Austronesian language family. Every word or phrase can be analysed across 6 linguistic levels: phonetics → phonology → morphology → syntax → semantics → pragmatics.
Austronesian language family; historically written in the Javanese script (abugida), now mostly Latin script. Has an elaborate speech-register system in which vocabulary itself changes based on the social status of speaker and listener.
6 Levels of Analysis for Javanese
Other Austronesian languages
Frequently asked about Javanese
What language family does Javanese belong to?
Austronesian.
At which levels can I analyse Javanese?
Six levels: Phonetics (speech sounds, IPA), Phonology (phonemes and sound patterns), Morphology (word structure), Syntax (phrases and sentence structure), Semantics (literal meaning), Pragmatics (meaning in context).
Is Javanese one of the most spoken world languages?
Yes — LEXOS catalogues the 99 most-spoken / most-commercially-relevant world languages, covering every major language family and every continent.