Language of the Tenggerese people of East Java, Indonesia
Tenggerese (sometimes referred to as Tengger Javanese ) is a language used by the Tenggerese people in the mountain region of the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park which includes Pasuruan Regency , Probolinggo Regency , Malang Regency and Lumajang Regency of East Java , Indonesia .
Linguistically, Tenggerese is considered to be a dialect of Javanese , a Malayo-Polynesian language under the Austronesian language family. Some linguists regard Tenggerese as a descendant of the ancient Kawi language , as it has retained old vocabulary that is no longer used in modern Javanese.[3]
Distribution
Tenggerese is spoken in regions that are settled by the Tenggerese people in the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park area:
Grammar
A few examples of words in Tenggerese:
Tenggerese language
Indonesian language
English
reang
aku
I (for male)
isun
aku
I (for female)
sira
kamu
you
rika
anda
you (for an older person)
When the alphabet "A" is read as "O" in modern Javanese, in Tenggerese it is still read as "A".[4]
References
Bibliography
Overviews Development Scripts Notable variant
Standardized Regional dialects
Related Nglegena consonantsMurda consonantsExtended consonants Final and Medial Consonants Vowels Numbers Punctuations
* indicates proposed status ? indicates classification dispute † indicates extinct status