Javanese New Caledonians

Javanese New Caledonians
Total population
4,300
Languages
New Caledonian Javanese · French · Indonesian · other New Caledonian languages
Related ethnic groups
Javanese, Austronesian people

Javanese New Caledonians are an ethnic group of full or partial Javanese descent who reside in New Caledonia. They arrived between 1896 and 1949.[1] They were sent as plantation workers administered by the Dutch colonial government in New Caledonia.[2]

They comprise less than 1.6% of New Caledonia's population.[3] The Javanese diaspora extends to Suriname, Malaysia and Singapore.

Most Javanese New Caledonians cannot speak Indonesian (but some of them master it as a third language via interactions with expatriate Javanese Indonesians and to a lesser extent intermarriage) but are fluent in New Caledonian Javanese.[1][4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Hananto, Akhyari. "121 Years of Javanese People in New Caledonia". seasia.co. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  2. ↑ Martinez, J.T; Vickers, A.H (2012). "Indonesians overseas - deep histories and the view from below". Indonesia and the Malay World. 40 (117): 111–121. doi:10.1080/13639811.2012.683667. S2CID 161553591. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  3. ↑ "Population Structure of Communities". isee.nc. Archived from the original on 13 November 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  4. ↑ Subiyantoro; Marsono; Wening Udasmoro (2017). "Integration of French Lexicons in New Caledonian Javanese". Humaniora. 29 (1): 85–93. doi:10.22146/jh.22568.
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