Alternate Names: Suriname Javanese
Dialects: None known. Significantly different from Javanese , of Indonesia.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 60,000 in Suriname (1986). Ethnic population: 71,900 (2004 census).
Language Use: All domains, except education. All ages. Also use Dutch [nld].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Poetry. Magazines. Radio programs. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1999–2009.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Suriname
Other Comments: Descended from plantation workers brought from Java between 1890–1939. Muslim, traditional religion.