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.
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
Balinese language
Balinese is a Malayo-Polynesian language spoken by 3.3 million people () on the Indonesian island of Bali as well as Northern Nusa Penida, Western Lombok, Eastern Java, Southern Sumatra, and Sulawesi. Most Balinese speakers also know Indo ...
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
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