Editing Central Java (section)

=== Language ===
{{See also|Javanese language}}
[[File:Java languages.JPG|thumb|Languages of Java]]

Although [[Indonesian language|Indonesian]] is the official language, people mostly speak [[Javanese language|Javanese]] as their daily language. The Solo-Jogja dialect or the Mataram dialect is considered as the standard Javanese Language.

Additionally, there are a number of Javanese dialects but in general, it consists of two, namely ''kulonan'' and ''timuran''. The former is spoken in the western part of Central Java, consisting of the Banyumasan dialects and Tegal dialects (also called ''Basa Ngapak)''. They are quite different in pronunciation from the standard Javanese. The latter dialect is spoken in the eastern part of the province, including the Mataram dialect (Solo-Jogja), Semarang dialect, and the Pati dialect. Between the borders of the two dialects, Javanese is spoken with a mixture of both dialects; these areas are [[Pekalongan Regency|Pekalongan]] and the [[Kedu Plain]], which composes [[Magelang Regency|Magelang]] and [[Temanggung Regency|Temanggung]].