Osing language explained
The Osing language (Osing: Basa Using; id|Bahasa Osing), locally known as the language of Banyuwangi, is the language of the Osing people of East Java, Indonesia.
Some Osing words have the infix /-y-/ 'ngumbyah', 'kidyang', which are pronounced /ngumbah/ and /kidang/ in standard Javanese, respectively.[1]
A dictionary of the language was published in 2002 by Hasan Ali, an advocate for the language's use in Banyuwangi.[2]
Divergent Osing vocabulary includes:
- osing/sing 'not' (standard Javanese: ora)
- paran 'what' (standard Javanese: åpå Paran in standard Javanese mean existing)
- kadhung 'if" (standard Javanese:yèn,lèk,nèk, dhonge)
- kelendhi 'how' (standard Javanese:kepiyè,piyè)
- maning 'again' (standard Javanese:manèh,the Banyumasan dialect and some Gresik of Javanese also uses 'maning')
- isun 'I/me' (standard Javanese:aku, Kedu and Gresik sometimes also uses 'isun')
- rikå 'you' (standard Javanese:kowè,the Banyumasan dialect also uses "rikå")
- ring/nong 'in/at/on' (standard Javanese:ning,nang, Malang also uses 'nong', the Balinese language and Old Javanese also uses "ring")
- masiyå/ambèknå 'even if'/'although' (standard Javanese:senadyan,senajan,najan, the Arekan dialect of Javanese also uses 'masiyå' / ambekna)
References
- Wittke . Jonas . Status Planning and Regional Identity: The Case of Osing in Banyuwangi, Indonesia . 2019 . Ph.D. . Rice University . 1911/105415 . free .
External links
- - CNN Indonesia documentary
- – Balai Pelestarian Nilai Budaya D.I. Yogyakarta documentary
Notes and References
- Web site: Projects > Javanese Dialectology > Osing Dialect . Jakarta Field Station . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110514131202/http://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/jakarta/osing.php . 14 May 2011 . 14 May 2011.
- News: Bapak Bahasa Using itu Telah Berpulang . 12 October 2024 . Tempo . 15 June 2010 . id.
