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unusual facts about Javanese language



Annabel Teh Gallop

Dr. Annabel, in association with Bernard Arps, who is a lecturer in Indonesian and Javanese at London University's School of Oriental and African Studies, has contributed a ground-breaking book on Indonesian art, under the name Golden Letters: Writing Traditions of Indonesia and Surat Emas: Budaya Tulis di Indonesia.

Banyumas Regency

The language of Banyumasan is of Austronesian origin, and is usually considered to be a dialect of Javanese.

Bubur ketan hitam

Slightly different names may be used in different regions of Indonesia, such as ketan item in Javanese areas, and bubur injun or injin in Bali.

Demographics of Suriname

Dutch (official), Sranan Tongo (Surinamese, sometimes called Taki-Taki, is native language of Creoles and much of the younger population), Hindustani (Hindi-Urdu), Javanese, English (widely spoken), French due to cultural influence from French Guiana, Portuguese and Spanish.

Fossilized affixes in Austronesian languages

Li and Tsuchida (2009) lists various fossilized reflexes of Proto-Austronesian infixes *-al-, *-aR-, and *-aN- in all major Formosan languages as well as Tagalog and Javanese.

Helen Gifford

Gifford composes for stage, orchestra, chamber ensemble and solo instruments, often incorporating elements of Balinese and Javanese music.

Kulon Progo Regency

The name stems from the fact that the regency is located to the west (in Javanese "kulon") of the Progo River.

Melayu Kingdom

One theory suggests that it is derived from the Malay/Javanese terms melayu or mlayu (to steadily accelerate or to run), to describe the strong current of a river in Sumatra that today bore the name Sungai Melayu ('Melayu river').

Susuhunan

The full title of the Susuhunan in Javanese is Sampeyan Dalem ingkang Sinuhun Kanjeng Susuhunan Prabhu Sri Paku Buwana Senapati ing Alaga Ngabdulrahman Sayidin Panatagama (His Exalted Majesty, The Susuhunan, King Paku Buwana, Commander-in-chief in war, Servant of the Most Gracious, Caliph who safeguards the Religion)

Versions of Ramayana

Some of the important adaptations of the classic tale include the 12th century Tamil language Ramavataram, 14th century Telugu language Sri Ranganatha Ramayanam,the Khmer Reamker, the Old Javanese Kakawin Ramayana, and the Thai Ramakien and the Laos Phra Lak Phra Lam.


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