Javanese Language

Sep 13th, 2006, in IM Posts, by David

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fullmoonflower Says:
March 28th, 2009 at 5:32 pm
waduuuhhh…. ayuneeeee

@ Kangmas Mantri…
yes.. I am agree..

even my nieces and my nephews in Yogya, they couldn’t speak fluent javanese.. they spoke bahasa Indonesia in Yogya dialect…

menyedihkan
Lairedion Says:
March 28th, 2009 at 6:47 pm
FMF,

even my nieces and my nephews in Yogya, they couldn’t speak fluent javanese.. they spoke bahasa Indonesia in Yogya dialect…

menyedihkan

Yes ingkang mbakyu, that brings us back to the very topic of this thread.

I read the article again and I must say SBY is partly guilty himself for the dying out of Javanese. It is his administration which allowed Arab minded people to gain more influence at the expense of indigenous languages and cultures.
Suryo Perkoso Says:
March 29th, 2009 at 8:28 pm
Patung Says:

March 28th, 2009 at 4:28 pm
There’s also the American pesinden Karen Elizabeth Schrieber in Malang, she’s doing a great job keeping some of the local girls around her area interested and learning traditional dance. Her husband though, who is Javanese, well he struck me as a bit of a creep, he hit on my sister….

Yes Patung, that’s her. Lizzy. Lives in Tumpang – can knock out a lovely tune so she can.
Suryo Perkoso Says:
March 29th, 2009 at 8:51 pm
fullmoonflower Says:

March 28th, 2009 at 3:03 pm
hehehe…

but anyway, as a Solo man, your Boso Jowo is too Malang not Solo…

Well spotted, but the “wakilan khas Ngalam” was a giveaway.

I did indeed live in Solo though for two years, however I really didn’t get too much benefit learning halus though at that time. I do better now taking the kids to see their great grandmother who can read and write Jowo (if only the kids could learn).
kkarso Says:
August 23rd, 2010 at 12:54 am
off topic:
Is there somewhere a koran in Javanese (latin writing) available? pls enlighten.
Saipul Says:
August 23rd, 2010 at 1:58 am
I have to say that I am quite proud of my church denomination (Gereja Kristen Jawa), as they do quite a lot to preserve the Javanese language. Outside Jakarta, services are held almost exclusively in Javanese, while in Jakarta and a few other major urban areas one or two services per month (depending on the congregation) are held in Javanese. They print Javanese Bibles, and the fact that some still use the Hanacaraka Bible is quite impressive as well.

But there’s simply no way the language can survive long-term without it being taught in schools. Certainly it won’t die anytime soon, but the total number of speakers will probably drop to less than 50 million within 3-4 decades.
David Wong Jowo Says:
October 8th, 2011 at 8:47 am
Siji, Dua, Tiga, Papat, Limo, Nenem, Pitu, Wolu, Sangat, Sidoso

My father is from Kitowinangun Kabumen area, but my mother is mix chinese and sundanese, so mostly I speak Sundanese and Indonesian, since my father is outnumbered by my mother’s family. He also speak sundanese instead of javanese around the family. I agree that most Javanese are very proper and polite, and most of them are born leaders.
I visited the place where my father was born and grew up in Central Java, spent some times in Jogyakarta, it was like home… the people…the music… the night life… and all those hindu temples, Borobudur, Prambanan and others. There is nothing like it in the world! Ayam Mbok Berek is excellent! The culture is outstanding, wayang wong, wayang kullit, Hanuman dance, etc. Truly Javanese culture is out of this world!

Bule culture is destroying the world, however, little by little by the introduction of McDonald, Burger King, Dunkin Donuts, also Western influences in clothings and other aspects of life. Hopefully some local people will rise up to the occasion and maintain their heritage for years to come, so the future generation can also enjoy them…

Bade tinda pundi mas? Mlaku mlaku? ngatur nuwun!
bonni Says:
October 8th, 2011 at 4:12 pm
Bule culture is destroying the world, however, little by little by the introduction of McDonald, Burger King, Dunkin Donuts, also Western influences in clothings and other aspects of life.

Hey hey hey… Leave the donuts alone… I love donuts as well as I love babi panggang as a bataknese…
Lairedion Says:
October 8th, 2011 at 5:04 pm
Wahhabism is doing a better job destroying Indonesia. We can handle McDonalds, Dunkin’ Donuts. Plus there’s a choice by not going to eat there and stick to our own kitchen.