ISO 639-3 · kawkaw
Austronesian family · extinct or historical language
Kawi
Kawi is an extinct or historical language of the Malayo-Polynesian branch (Austronesian), spoken in Indonesia. Wikidata describes it as “oldest attested phase of the Javanese language”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
kaw- Glottocode
kawi1241- Family
- Austronesian
- Centre point
- -7.00, 111.00
- Wikipedia
- 39 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
1scripts
2levels in the tree
—UNESCO level
Facts
| Name | Kawi |
|---|---|
| Also called | Kawi language, Kevinese language, Old Javanese, Old Javanese language |
| Written in | Kawi script |
| Kind | extinct or historical language |
Vitality
Wikidata has no EGIDS or UNESCO rating for Kawi yet.
family tree
From Austronesian to Kawi
The branches above Kawi, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Indonesia
engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalcmnMandarin ChineseSino-Tibetan · 1.07 bn1 · NationalcmnStandard ChineseSino-Tibetan · 897.1 maraArabicAfroasiatic · 315.4 mSafeindIndonesianAustronesian · 199 m1 · NationaltamTamilDravidian · 83 m2 · ProvincialmsaMalayAustronesian · 77 mnanSouthern MinSino-Tibetan · 48.3 m6a · VigoroushakHakka ChineseSino-Tibetan · 48.2 m5 · DevelopingsunSundaneseAustronesian · 32.4 m5 · Developing