Javanese, Caribbean

JVN

developing

Alternate Names: Suriname Javanese

Dialects: None known. Significantly different from Javanese , of Indonesia.

Genealogy:

Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Javanese

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.