Cirebon Javanese

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Cirebon Javanese is a regional variety of the Javanese language spoken around Cirebon on Java’s north coast, characterized by its distinct phonology and vocabulary influenced by Sundanese and coastal trading cultures.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Cirebon Javanese canonical 4
Basa Jawa Cirebon 1
Cirebon Sundanese 1

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Javanese dialect
language variety
regional variety of the Javanese language
associatedWith Cirebon culture
north-coast Javanese trade networks
closelyRelatedTo Central Javanese
Eastern Javanese
culturallyUsedIn local performing arts
oral traditions in Cirebon region
differsFrom standard Javanese in pronunciation
standard Javanese in vocabulary
geographicallyAdjacentTo Sundanese-speaking areas
hasAlternativeName Cirebon Javanese
surface form: Basa Jawa Cirebon

Cirebon Javanese
surface form: Cirebonan Javanese
hasCharacteristic distinct phonology
distinct vocabulary
hasContactWith Cirebon Javanese self-linksurface differs
surface form: Cirebon Sundanese
hasLexicalBorrowingFrom Malay
Sundanese
hasPhonologicalFeature distinct vowel realizations compared to standard Javanese
hasRegisterSystem Javanese speech levels (undha-usuk basa)
hasSociolinguisticStatus regional dialect of Javanese
historicallyDevelopedIn port city of Cirebon
influencedBy Sundanese language
coastal trading cultures
maritime trade contacts
isSpokenAlongside Cirebon Sundanese
Indonesian language
languageBranch Javanic languages
surface form: Javanese languages
languageFamily Austronesian languages
languageSubfamily Malayo-Polynesian languages
partOf Javanese language
regionallyAssociatedWith Cirebon Sultanate historical area
sharesFeaturesWith coastal Javanese varieties
spokenBy bilingual speakers of Javanese and Sundanese in Cirebon region
spokenIn Cirebon
Indonesia
West Java
north coast of Java
usedBy Javanese communities in and around Cirebon
usedIn everyday communication
local cultural practices
writingSystem Javanese script
Latin alphabet
surface form: Latin script

Referenced by (7)

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Proto-Javanese hasDescendant Cirebon Javanese
Javanic languages hasMember Cirebon Javanese
Banten Javanese closelyRelatedTo Cirebon Javanese
Cirebon Javanese hasContactWith Cirebon Javanese self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Cirebon Sundanese
Cirebon Javanese hasAlternativeName Cirebon Javanese
this entity surface form: Basa Jawa Cirebon
Cirebon Javanese hasAlternativeName Cirebon Javanese
this entity surface form: Cirebonan Javanese