Total population | |
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4,300[ citation needed] | |
Languages | |
Javanese New Caledonian · 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 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]
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]
Total population | |
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4,300[ citation needed] | |
Languages | |
Javanese New Caledonian · 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 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]
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]