Javanese New Caledonians

Not to be confused with Japanese New Caledonians.
Javanese New Caledonians
Total population
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]

  1. ^ a b 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.