explanation about ethnic Javanese

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The Javanese are the largest ethnic group in Indonesia who came from Central Java, East Java, and Yogyakarta. At least 41.7% of Indonesia's population is ethnically Javanese. [1] In addition to the three provinces, many Javanese living in Lampung, Banten, Jakarta and North Sumatra. In West Java they are found in Indramayu district and Cirebon. Java tribe also has a sub-tribe, such as Osing and Tengger.
Language

Ethnic groups mostly use Java in the Java language spoken daily. In a survey conducted Tempo magazine in the early 1990s, approximately only 12% of people that use Java, the Indonesian language as their language of everyday, around 18% using the Java language and Indonesia are mixed, and the rest just use the Java language course .

Java language has different rules vocabulary and intonation based on the relationship between the speaker and speaker, known as the upload-ungguh. This linguistic aspect has a strong social influence in Javanese culture, and making the Javanese are usually very aware of social status in society.
Most Javanese are nominally embraced Islam. But there is also a Protestant and Catholic religion. They are also found in rural areas. Buddhists and Hindus also were also found among the Java community. There is also a tribal religious beliefs as a religion of Java, called Javanist. This belief is mainly based on animistic beliefs with the Hindu-Buddhist influence is strong. Java community is famous for its nature of syncretism trust. All foreign cultures are absorbed and interpreted according to the values ​​of Java so trust someone sometimes become blurred.
Profession
The majority of the Javanese people living as farmers, but in cities they dominate the civil service, state-owned, member of legislature, executive branch officials, legislative officials, ministry officials and the military. The Javanese are the most in the world of ethnic artists and models. The Javanese are also many who are working abroad, as unskilled laborers and domestic servants. Javanese dominated Indonesian workers abroad, especially in the country of Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Taiwan, USA and Europe.
Social stratification
Javanese society is also famous for the distribution of social groups. The famous American anthropologist, Clifford Geertz, in the 1960's Java community divides into three groups: the students, abangan and aristocratic. He said the students are devout followers of Islam, abangan are adherents of Islam in nominal terms or adherents Javanist, while the Priyayi is the nobility. But today's opinion because he opposed many of Geertz's mix of social classes with the class of trust. Social categorization is also difficult to apply in classifying people out, let people of other Indonesian and non-indigenous ethnic groups such as people of Arab descent, Chinese, and Indian.
Art
Javanese culture is famous for his art is mainly influenced by the Hindu-Buddhist religion, which is staging puppet. Repertory puppet story or play is mostly based on Hindu epic Ramayana and the Mahabharata. In addition to Indian influence, the influence of Islam and the Western World there as well. Batik art and kris are two forms of expressions of Javanese society. Gamelan music, which is also found in Bali plays an important role in the life of Javanese culture and tradition.