JAVANESE SWORD ? for ID

josh stout · 2nd June 2009, 07:31 PM

I guess it depends if you think "Javanese" refers to a people or an island. The Sundanese from West Java speak a different language, and have many other cultural differences from the Javanese. I think the German/Dutch comparison is very appropriate. They are similar but different peoples with languages descended from a common root. They are within a larger geographical unit now united with many others into a single political entity.
Josh

2nd June 2009, 07:31 PM	#8
josh stout Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 407	I guess it depends if you think "Javanese" refers to a people or an island. The Sundanese from West Java speak a different language, and have many other cultural differences from the Javanese. I think the German/Dutch comparison is very appropriate. They are similar but different peoples with languages descended from a common root. They are within a larger geographical unit now united with many others into a single political entity. Josh