zaau2 waa1 jyu5爪哇語爪哇语
Jyutpingzaau2 waa1 jyu5
Yalejáau wā yúh
Definition
The Javanese language, spoken primarily on the island of Java in Indonesia.
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How it's used
This term is used exclusively to refer to the language spoken by the Javanese people. It is rarely encountered in daily conversation unless discussing linguistics or travel to Indonesia. When referring to the island itself, simply use 爪哇.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
