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Preferred term

jvdJavindo  

Type

  • Language

Definition

  • Javindo, also known by the pejorative name Krontjong, was a Dutch-based creole language spoken on Java, Indonesia. The name Javindo is a portmanteau of Java and Indo, the Dutch word for a person of mixed Indonesian and Dutch descent. This contact language developed from communication between Javanese speaking mothers and Dutch speaking fathers in Indo families. Its main speakers were Indo Eurasian people. Grammar was based on Javanese while the vocabulary was based on Dutch. Dutch lexicon was pronounced in a Javanese manner.

Entry terms

  • Javindo language

ISO 639-3 code

  • jvd

Notation

  • jvd

In other languages

  • Javindo

    Italian

URI

http://lexvo.org/id/iso639-3/jvd

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