Brebes Sundanese
dialect of Sundanese spoken in Brebes Regency and surrounding areas
Brebes Sundanese (Sundanese: Basa Sunda Brebes, Sundanese pronunciation: [basa sʊnda brəbəs], in Sundanese script: ᮘᮞ ᮞᮥᮔ᮪ᮓ ᮘᮢᮨᮘᮨᮞ᮪) is the dialect of Sundanese language used by some people in Brebes Regency, Central Java, especially in the southern, central, and southwestern parts of the region. The area of Brebes Regency is one of the districts in Central Java which borders the West Java region.
Language areas
Areas with Brebes Sundanese speakers include the districts of Salem, Bantarkawung, Ketanggungan, Banjarharjo, and several villages in Tanjung (Sarireja and Luwungbata), Larangan (Wlahar, Kamal, and Pamulihan), and Kersana (Kradenan and Sindang Jaya) districts.
The Brebes Sundanese is also spoken by smaller communities in several villages in Bumiayu (Pruwatan and Laren), Bantarkawung (Cinanas, Cibentang, Karangpari, Pangebatan, and Bantarkawung), Ketanggungan (Pamedaran, Baros, Kubangsari, Kubangjati, Dukuhbadag, and Kubangwungu), Banjarharjo (Banjarharjo, Cimunding, Ciawi, Tegalreja, and Banjar Lor), Losari (Karangjunti and Babakan), Kersana (Kubangpari and Pende), and Paguyangan (Kedungoleng) districts.
Daily use
Sundanese speakers in Brebes Regency always use Sundanese as their daily language of instruction, both in the family environment and in the local community. In everyday life, such as buying and selling at the market, religious lectures at mosques, and traditional ceremonies (marriage, circumcision, thanksgiving, earth alms). Even so, the Sundanese language in Brebes Regency is only used in the spoken mode, not in the written format and until now the language is still well preserved by the speaking community.
An interesting habit that is carried out by some people in Losari, Banjarharjo, and several sub-districts in the South Brebes area is the tendency for people to do almost all their activities, such as going to school, seeking treatment, shopping, or other needs, more likely to do it to Ciledug District, namely the sub-district. which is in the east of Cirebon Regency rather than to the city of Brebes itself. This is because it is easier to get transportation to Ciledug than to Brebes.
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