Tenggerese (sometimes referred to as Tengger Javanese) is a
language
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used by the
Tenggerese people
The Tenggerese people are a sub-ethnic group of Javanese people, Javanese in eastern Java who claim to be the descendants of the Majapahit princes. Their population of roughly 100,000 is centered in 30 villages in the isolated Tengger mountain ...
in the mountain region of the
Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park
Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park ( id, Taman Nasional Bromo Tengger Semeru; abbreviated as ) is a national park located in East Java, Indonesia, to the east of Malang and Lumajang, to the south of Pasuruan and Probolinggo, and to the southea ...
which includes
Pasuruan Regency
Pasuruan Regency ( id, Kabupaten Pasuruan) is a regency in East Java, province of Indonesia. The capital of this regency is Bangil. It had a population of 1,512,468 at the 2010 Census and 1,605,969 at the 2020 Census. This total excludes the po ...
,
Probolinggo Regency
Probolinggo Regency ( id, Kabupaten Probolinggo) is a regency in East Java province of Indonesia. It covers an area of 1,696.17 sq. km, and had a population of 1,096,244 at the 2010 Census and 1,152,537 at the 2020 Census; the official estima ...
,
Malang Regency
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and
Lumajang Regency
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of
East Java
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,
Indonesia
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.
Linguistically, Tenggerese is considered to be a dialect of
Javanese, a
Malayo-Polynesian
The Malayo-Polynesian languages are a subgroup of the Austronesian languages, with approximately 385.5 million speakers. The Malayo-Polynesian languages are spoken by the Austronesian peoples outside of Taiwan, in the island nations of Southeas ...
language under the
Austronesian language family. Some linguists regard Tenggerese as a descendant of the ancient
Kawi language
Old Javanese or Kawi is the oldest attested phase of the Javanese language. It was spoken in the eastern part of what is now Central Java and the whole of East Java, Indonesia. As a literary language, Kawi was used across Java and on the island ...
, as it has retained old vocabulary that is no longer used in modern Javanese.
Distribution
Tenggerese is spoken in regions that are settled by the
Tenggerese people
The Tenggerese people are a sub-ethnic group of Javanese people, Javanese in eastern Java who claim to be the descendants of the Majapahit princes. Their population of roughly 100,000 is centered in 30 villages in the isolated Tengger mountain ...
in the
Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park
Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park ( id, Taman Nasional Bromo Tengger Semeru; abbreviated as ) is a national park located in East Java, Indonesia, to the east of Malang and Lumajang, to the south of Pasuruan and Probolinggo, and to the southea ...
area:
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Tosari,
Pasuruan Regency
Pasuruan Regency ( id, Kabupaten Pasuruan) is a regency in East Java, province of Indonesia. The capital of this regency is Bangil. It had a population of 1,512,468 at the 2010 Census and 1,605,969 at the 2020 Census. This total excludes the po ...
* Sakapura district,
Probolinggo Regency
Probolinggo Regency ( id, Kabupaten Probolinggo) is a regency in East Java province of Indonesia. It covers an area of 1,696.17 sq. km, and had a population of 1,096,244 at the 2010 Census and 1,152,537 at the 2020 Census; the official estima ...
* Ngadas village, Poncokusomo district,
Malang Regency
The Malang Regency is a regency in East Java, Indonesia. Malang Regency is the second largest regency in East Java after Banyuwangi Regency, with a total area of 3,530.65 km2. Malang is rich in potential for agriculture, medicinal plants an ...
* Ranu Pani village, Senduro district,
Lumajang Regency
Lumajang Regency is a Regency (''kabupaten'') located in the East Java province of Indonesia. It covers an area of 1,790.90 sq. km, and had a population of 1,006,458 at the 2010 Census and 1,119,251 at the 2020 Census. It shares its land bo ...
Grammar
A few examples of words in Tenggerese:
When the alphabet "A" is read as "O" in modern Javanese, in Tenggerese it is still read as "A".
References
Bibliography
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Javanese language
Languages of Indonesia
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