Javanese dialect continuum

E514133

Javanese language variety grouping dialect continuum linguistic phenomenon

The Javanese dialect continuum is a range of closely related Javanese language varieties spoken across Java whose neighboring dialects are mutually intelligible but show gradual linguistic differences over distance.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Javanese language continuum	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Javanese language variety grouping ⓘ dialect continuum ⓘ linguistic phenomenon ⓘ
geographicDistribution	Central Java NERFINISHED ⓘ East Java NERFINISHED ⓘ Semarang region NERFINISHED ⓘ Surabaya region NERFINISHED ⓘ Surakarta region NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Java fringe areas ⓘ Yogyakarta region NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCenter	Yogyakarta–Surakarta standard Javanese ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	absence of sharp dialect boundaries ⓘ continuum of speech varieties rather than discrete languages ⓘ gradual grammatical differences over distance ⓘ gradual lexical differences over distance ⓘ gradual phonological differences over distance ⓘ mutual intelligibility between neighboring dialects ⓘ
hasDialect	Arekan Javanese NERFINISHED ⓘ Banyumasan Javanese NERFINISHED ⓘ Central Javanese NERFINISHED ⓘ Eastern Javanese NERFINISHED ⓘ Mataraman Javanese NERFINISHED ⓘ Osing (often classified as an Eastern Javanese variety) NERFINISHED ⓘ Pekalongan Javanese NERFINISHED ⓘ Tegal Javanese NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Javanese (Banten and Cirebon varieties) ⓘ Yogyakarta–Surakarta Javanese NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasFeature	speech level system (registers) such as ngoko and krama in many central varieties ⓘ
hasWritingSystem	Javanese script (for some central varieties) ⓘ Latin script (via Indonesian orthography for Javanese) ⓘ Pegon script (Arabic-based, in some communities) NERFINISHED ⓘ
influencedBy	Indonesian language ⓘ Madura language (in eastern fringe areas) ⓘ Sundanese language (in western fringe areas) ⓘ
languageFamily	Austronesian languages ⓘ
partOf	Javanese language NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedTo	Bali–Sasak languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Madura language NERFINISHED ⓘ Sundanese language NERFINISHED ⓘ
spokenIn	Indonesia ⓘ Java NERFINISHED ⓘ
standardVarietyUsedFor	education in parts of Central Java and Yogyakarta ⓘ media in Javanese-speaking regions ⓘ
studyField	dialectology ⓘ historical linguistics ⓘ sociolinguistics ⓘ
subfamily	Javanic languages ⓘ Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ
usedBy	ethnic Javanese population ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Eastern Javanese → partOf → Javanese dialect continuum ⓘ

Banyumasan Javanese → partOf → Javanese dialect continuum ⓘ

this entity surface form: Javanese language continuum