Javanese New Caledonians are an ethnic group of full or partial Javanese descent in New Caledonia. They have been present since between 1896 and 1949.[1] They were sent as plantation workers administered by the Dutch colonial government in New Caledonia.[2]
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 4,300[citation needed] | |
| Languages | |
| Javanese New Caledonian · French · Indonesian · other New Caledonian languages | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Javanese, Austronesian people |
They form less than 1.6% of New Caledonia's population.[3] New Caledonia is home to a Javanese diaspora, besides Suriname, Malaysia and Singapore.
Most Javanese New Caledonians cannot speak Indonesian but are fluent in New Caledonian Javanese.[1][4]
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- ^ "Population Structure of Communities". isee.nc. Archived from the original on 13 November 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ Subiyantoro; Marsono; Wening Udasmoro (2017). "Integration of French Lexicons in New Caledonian Javanese". Humaniora. 29 (1): 85–93. doi:10.22146/jh.22568.