The Osing language (Osing: ''Basa Using''; ), locally known as ''the language of Banyuwangi'', is the Modern Javanese dialect of the

Osing people The Osing or Using (Osing language, Osing: ; ) are a sub-group of Javanese people native to the East Java, easternmost part of Java (especially in Banyuwangi), Indonesia. They are the descendants of the people of the ancient Kingdom of Blambang ...

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. The Osing dialect uses a special diphthongization (changing the vowel ''i'' to ''ai'' and the vowel ''u'' to ''au'') which is not found in any other Javanese dialect. Some Osing words have the infix /-y-/ 'ngumbyah', 'kidyang', which are pronounced /ngumbah/ and /kidang/ in standard Javanese, respectively. A dictionary of the language was published in 2002 by Hasan Ali, an advocate for the language's use in Banyuwangi.

Vocabulary

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

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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

also uses "rikå") *''ring''/''nong'' 'in/at/on' (standard Javanese: ning, nang, Malang also uses 'nong', the

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and

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

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

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