Javanese language

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Javanese language: References & Edit History

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Austronesian languages
- In Austronesian languages: Size and geographic scope
- In Austronesian languages: Speech levels and honorific registers
use in Indonesia
- In Asia: Languages of Asia

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Grace Young

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Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Add new Web site: ERIC Institute of Education Sciences - Javanese Language Preservation in the Global Era: Determining Effective Teaching Methods for Elementary School Students.	Grace Young	Oct 15, 2024
	Add new Web site: Omniglot - Javanese Alphabet.	Grace Young	Jul 26, 2010
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998