Cirebon Sundanese (also referred as Sundanese of Cirebonan) is a variety of conversation in Sundanese in the ex-Residency of Cirebon and its surroundings, which includes Kuningan, Majalengka, Cirebon, Indramayu and Subang as well as Brebes in Central Java.

Cirebon Sundanese
Basa Sunda Cirebon
Regionex-Residency of Cirebon and its surroundings, which includes Kuningan, Majalengka, Cirebon, Indramayu and Subang
Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Glottologcire1239
cire1241

Cirebon Sundanese includes a wide variety of conversations or dialects from Sundanese in the Northeast region (Kuningan), Sundanese in the Middle-East region (Majalengka) and several varieties of Sundanese dialects which are directly adjacent to the cultural land of Javanese culture or Cirebonan culture, for example the variety of language conversations. Sunda Parean and Sunda Lea in the Kandang Haur and Lelea Subdistricts in Indramayu Regency which are directly adjacent to the Cirebon-Indramayuan cultural land which uses the Cirebon Indramayuan dialect or the variety of conversations in the Binong Sundanese language in Binong District which is also directly influenced by the Cirebon-Indramayuan dialect. and the Banyumas Javanese language brought by immigrants from Tegal and Brebes in the early 20th century via the Tegal-Brebes railway to the western region of Indramayu[1] and its surroundings, so that in the Binong Sundanese conversation, the term "Nyong" (to mention the word "I") and the term "Wong" (to mention the word "person") is known.

Vocabulary

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The following is the vocabulary of various conversations in Sundanese Cirebon language.[2][3]

Bantenese

(Western Dialect)

Priangan Sundanese (South Dialect) Kuningan Sundanese (Northeast Dialect(*) Majalengka Sundanese (dialek at Sukahaji district) Parean Sundanese (dialect at Kandanghaur - Indramayu) Binong Sundanese (dialek Kec. Binong - Subang) English Information
Maneh Anjeun Nyaneh Maneh Maneh Sira / Maneh / Ko You In Parean Sundanese, the word "Kita" has a more polite meaning than the word "Inya"
Aing Aing / Abdi Aing / Kami Uing Aing / Kami / Kola Urang / Kuring / Kami / Nyong / Enyong I In Sundanese Kuningan the word Kami has a more polite meaning than "Aing" as well as Sundanese Parean, but in Sundanese Parean there is something more polite than the word "Kami", namely the word "Kola".

(*) Sundanese Kuningan or the Northeastern dialect includes the variety of Sundanese language used in the East Cirebon Regency and the western and southern Brebes Regencies, see the Sundanese variety of the Northeastern dialect in Brebes

References

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  1. ^ Kasim, Supali. "Sisi Gelap Sejarah Indramayu" [full citation needed]
  2. ^ Puji Lestari, Miranti. 2009. Penelitian: Geofrafi Dailek Bahasa Daerah Di Kecamatan Binong Kabupaten Subang Propinsi Jawa Barat (Tinjauan Fonologis Sinkronis). Bandung: Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia
  3. ^ Nurfaidah, Dedeh. 2008. Penelitian: "Basa Sunda Dialék Majalengka Di Kacamatan Sukahaji". Bandung: Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia

Bibliography

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  • Abdurrachman; Sofyan Umsari, Oyon; Zarkasih, Ruswandi (1985). Struktur Bahasa Sunda Dialek Cirebon [The structure of the Sundanese dialect of Cirebon] (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan.
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