C happens to be most often compiled for x86, but the language isn't designed primarily to target x86. On the other hand, languages like Scala, Clojure, Groovy,

C happens to be most often compiled for x86, but the language isn't designed primarily to target x86. On the other hand, languages like Scala, Clojure, Groovy, etc. do intentionally target the JVM and tout Java interop as a feature. Other targets are secondary (or nonexistent) not just for the users, but for the language designers themselves.