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Sundanese Banten or Bantenese (Basa Sunda Banten or Wewengkon Banten) is one of the Sundanesic languages dialect spoken predominantly by the Bantenese —an indigenous ethnic group native to Banten— in the westernmost hemisphere of Java island, and in the western Bogor Regency (especially in Jasinga,[2] the districts of Cigudeg, Tenjo, Nanggung, Parungpanjang, and Sukajaya),[3] as well as the northwestern parts of Sukabumi Regency. The Bantenese language is the lingua franca of the Kasepuhan Ciptagelar traditional community in the Cisolok district and the Kasepuhan Banten Kidul traditional community in the Lebak Regency.[4]

Bantenese
Basa Sunda Banten Wewengkon Banten
Native to	Indonesia
Region	Banten Lebak Regency Pandeglang Regency Serang City south part Serang Regency south and west parts Tangerang Regency south and east parts West Java Bogor Regency western part Sukabumi Regency northwest part
Ethnicity	Bantenese
Native speakers	L1: 3,350,000 (2015)[1] Total (L1 & L2): 4,657,784
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian disputed: Malayo-Sumbawan or Greater North Borneo Sundanese-Baduy Sundanese Bantenese
Standard forms	Standard Banten
Writing system	Latin Sunda
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
Linguist List	sun-ban
Glottolog	bant1285
Linguasphere	31-MFN-ad
Areas where the Banten language is spoken predominantly

The regional government of Banten is currently making a significant approach to preserve this dialect through a news program entitled Beja ti Lembur, which was aired by the regional CTV Banten network in Bantenese language.[5]

Geographic distribution

Unlike any other native languages in Java island, the Bantenese language does not really recognized the sociolinguistic register in general,[6] differed from the Priangan dialect spoken in the Parahyangan region. Due to its Priangan dialect, the Bantenese language somewhat seen as the sister language of Sundanese that is still closely related to the Old Sundanese language.

The Bantenese language is categorized or classified under the Sundanesic language family.[7] This language is predominantly spoken in the southern region of Banten, which are Lebak (including Cilangkahan region), and Pandeglang Regency (including Caringin and Cibaliung). In the northern Serang Regency, this language is used daily by the people of Ciomas, Pabuaran, Padarincang, Cinangka, Baros, Petir, Cikeusal, Kopo, Cikande, Pamarayan and parts of Anyar subdistrict.[8] The Priangan Banten somehow also used by Bantenese transmigrants in Central Lampung Regency, Lampung.[9]

In Serang Regency, Bantenese language is used daily by the people of Anyar, Mancak, Waringinkurung, Taktakan, Cipocok Jaya, Walantaka, as well as Kragilan subdistrict.[8] This language also used in some parts of Tangerang Regency,[10] especially in its southern, southwestern, midwest and northern parts,[11] as well as in cities of Tangerang and South Tangerang.[12]

Language comparisons

Vocabulary

English	Bantenese	Colloquial Banten	Priangan Sundanese
very	jasa		pisan
he/her	nyana		manéhna
difficult	gati		hésé
just like	doang		siga, kawas, bangun
never before	tilok		tara
I	aing	anè, urang	kuring
you (singular)	dia		manéh
you (plural)	daria		maranéh
we	araing		arurang
they	dararia		maranéhna
see	nyeuleu	noong	nempo
eat	hakan	gares	dahar
swallow	jablog	capluk	eulek
why	pan	naha	kunaon
cassava	dangdeur		sampeu
chicken	kotok		hayam
don't want	enduh	endung	embung
behind	buri	ntukang	tukang
troublesome	haliwu	ridu	riweuh
clothing	jamang		baju
friend	orok		batur
blood	mokla	mukla	getih
now	kuwari	kiwari	ayeuna
lazy	kulab	sangheuk	horéam

Phrases

Examples of comparison in phrases:

When making a statement

Bantenese	Jeuh aing mah endung jasa jadi doang jelma nu kedul!
Priangan Sundanese	Ah urang mah embung pisan jadi jelema nu ngedul téh
English	I really do not want to be a lazy person!

When inviting a female friend for a meal

Standard Banten	Téh, dék hakan teu?
Priangan Sundanese	Téh, rék dahar moal?
English	Sister, would you like to eat?

When shopping

Bantenese	Lamun ieu dangdeurna sabarahaan mang? Ulah mahal jasa.
Priangan Sundanese	Ari ieu sampeu sabarahaan mang? Tong mahal teuing nya.
English	How much price for this cassava uncle? Please don't be too expensive.

When showing

Bantenese	Éta di ditu dararia orok aing
Priangan Sundanese	Éta di ditu maranéhna babaturan urang
English	Those people over there are my friends.

References

External links

• Improved Sundanese Spelling Guidelines
• Sundanese-Indonesian Dictionary Ministry of Education and Culture Repository
• Sundanese-English Dictionary by F.S. Eringa
• Alphabet to Sundanese script Converter on kairaga.com
• Sundanese script Character Unicode Table on unicode-table.com

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