The Osing language (Osing: ''Basa Using''; id, Bahasa Osing), locally known as ''the language of

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'', is the language of the Osing people of

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. Some Osing words have the infix /-y-/ 'ngumbyah', 'kidyang', which are pronounced /ngumbah/ and /kidang/ in standard Javanese, respectively. Divergent Osing vocabulary includes: *''osing/sing'' 'not' (standard Javanese: ''ora'') *''paran'' 'what' (standard Javanese: ''åpå'') *''kadhung'' 'if" (standard Javanese:yèn,lèk,nèk) *''kelendhi'' 'how' (standard Javanese:kepiyè,piyè) *''maning'' 'again' (standard Javanese:manèh,the Banyumasan dialect of Javanese also uses 'maning') *''isun'' 'I/me' (standard Javanese:aku) *''rikå'' 'you' (standard Javanese:kowè,the Banyumasan dialect also uses "rikå") *''ring''/''nong'' 'in/at/on' (standard Javanese:ning,nang,the

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and Old Javanese also uses "ring") *''masiyå''/''ambèknå'' 'even if'/'although' (standard Javanese:senadyan,senajan,najan, the Arekan dialect of Javanese also uses 'masiyå')

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External links

* - CNN Indonesia documentary * - Balai Pelestarian Nilai Budaya D.I. Yogyakarta documentary Javanese language Languages of Indonesia {{Indonesia-stub