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'''Javindo''' ({{Respell|jə|veen|doh}}; {{lang-jv|ꦗꦮ꦳ꦶꦤ꧀ꦢꦺꦴ}}) is a [[Dutch-based creole languages|Dutch-based creole language]] mainly spoken on the [[Indonesia]]n island of [[Java]]. These contact language developed from communication between [[Javanese language|Javanese]]-speaking mothers and [[Dutch language|Dutch]]-speaking fathers in [[Indo people|Indo]] families. Its main speakers were Eurasian (Dutch Javanese) people. Its grammar was based on Javanese, and its vocabulary was based on the Dutch lexicon but pronounced in a Javanese manner.<ref>Willems, Wim ''Sporen van een Indisch verleden (1600–1942).'', Part III by de Gruiter, V.E. (COMT, Leiden, 1994) {{ISBN|90-71042-44-8}} P.140-143</ref> |
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Even though most of the lexicon is derived from Dutch, the grammar of the language is mostly of Javanese origin, including elements such as morphology; lack of verbs; no past tense; no [[finite verb]].<ref>Willems, Wim ''Sporen van een Indisch verleden (1600–1942).'', Part III by de Gruiter, V.E. (COMT, Leiden, 1994) {{ISBN|90-71042-44-8}} P.150</ref> |
Even though most of the lexicon is derived from Dutch, the grammar of the language is mostly of Javanese origin, including elements such as morphology; lack of verbs; no past tense; no [[finite verb]].<ref>Willems, Wim ''Sporen van een Indisch verleden (1600–1942).'', Part III by de Gruiter, V.E. (COMT, Leiden, 1994) {{ISBN|90-71042-44-8}} P.150</ref> |
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| Native to | Indonesia (to larger extent also includes Netherlands, Suriname, and New Caledonia) |
| Region | Java (in Indonesia) |
| Ethnicity | Mainly Javanese and Indo |
Native speakers | L1: Few (2007)[1] |
Dutch Creole
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| Javanese and Latin | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | jvd |
| Glottolog | javi1237 |
| ELP | Javindo |
 Javindo is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
Javindo (jə-veen-doh; Template:Lang-jv) is a Dutch-based creole language mainly spoken on the Indonesian island of Java. These contact language developed from communication between Javanese-speaking mothers and Dutch-speaking fathers in Indo families. Its main speakers were Eurasian (Dutch Javanese) people. Its grammar was based on Javanese, and its vocabulary was based on the Dutch lexicon but pronounced in a Javanese manner.[2]
Even though most of the lexicon is derived from Dutch, the grammar of the language is mostly of Javanese origin, including elements such as morphology; lack of verbs; no past tense; no finite verb.[3]
Nomenclature
Javindo is a portmanteau word, derived from Javan + Indo, refers to the respective community group who spoke Javindo, namely the Javanese and Indo (Javanese Dutch).
Notes
- ^ Javindo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Willems, Wim Sporen van een Indisch verleden (1600–1942)., Part III by de Gruiter, V.E. (COMT, Leiden, 1994) ISBN 90-71042-44-8 P.140-143
- ^ Willems, Wim Sporen van een Indisch verleden (1600–1942)., Part III by de Gruiter, V.E. (COMT, Leiden, 1994) ISBN 90-71042-44-8 P.150
Further reading
- De Gruiter, Miel (1994). "Javindo, a contact language in pre-war Semarang". In Peter Bakker & Maarten Mous (ed.). Mixed Languages: 15 Case Studies in Language Intertwining. Amsterdam: IFOTT. pp. 151–159.
- De Gruiter, Victor Emile (1994) [1990]. Het Javindo : de verboden taal. Den Haag: Moesson.