Banten Sundanese

Bantenese
Basa Sunda Banten Basa Wewengkon Banten
Native to	Indonesia
Region	Banten Lebak Regency Pandeglang Regency Serang City south part Serang Regency south and west parts Tangerang Regency south and west parts West Java Bogor Regency western part Sukabumi Regency northwest part
Ethnicity	Bantenese Ciptagelar
Native speakers	L1: 3,350,000 (2015)[1] Total (L1 & L2): 4,657,784
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian disputed: Malayo-Sumbawan or Greater North Borneo Sundanese-Baduy Sundanese Bantenese
Writing system	Latin Sunda
Official status
Recognised minority language in	Indonesia Banten
Regulated by	Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
Linguist List	sun-ban
Glottolog	bant1285
Linguasphere	31-MFN-ad
Areas where Bantenese is spoken by a majority of the population   Areas where Bantenese is spoken by a significant minority of the population
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Banten Sundanese or Bantenese (Basa Sunda Banten or Basa Wewengkon Banten) is one of the Sundanese dialects spoken predominantly by the Bantenese — an indigenous ethnic group native to Banten — in the westernmost region of the island of Java, and in the western Bogor Regency (especially in Jasinga,^[2] the districts of Cigudeg, Tenjo, Nanggung, Parungpanjang, and Sukajaya; known as Jasinga Sundanese),^[3] as well as the northwestern parts of Sukabumi Regency. A variety of Bantenese is spoken by the Ciptagelar people in the Kasepuhan Ciptagelar traditional community in the Cisolok district and the Kasepuhan Banten Kidul traditional community in the Lebak Regency.^[4]

The regional government of Banten is currently making a significant approach to preserve this dialect through a news program entitled Beja ti Lembur, which was aired by the regional CTV Banten network in Bantenese.^[5]

Unlike most other language varieties in Java, Bantenese does not employ sociolinguistic register,^[6] unlike the Priangan dialect spoken in the Parahyangan region.

Bantenese is classified either as a dialect of Sundanese, or a distinct language closely related to Sundanese.^[7] This language is predominantly spoken in the southern region of Banten, which are Lebak, Pandeglang, dan part of the west and south Tangerang Regency. In the northern Serang Regency, this language is used daily by the people of Ciomas, Pabuaran, Padarincang, Cinangka, Baros, Petir, Cikeusal, Kopo, Cikande, Pamarayan and parts of Anyar subdistrict.^[8] The Priangan Banten somehow also used by Bantenese transmigrants in Central Lampung Regency, Lampung.^[9]

In Serang Regency, Bantenese is used daily by the people of Anyar, Mancak, Waringinkurung, Taktakan, Cipocok Jaya, Walantaka, as well as Kragilan subdistrict.^[8] This language also used in some parts of Tangerang Regency,^[10] especially in its southern, southwestern, midwest and northern parts,^[11] as well as in cities of Tangerang and South Tangerang.^[12]

Examples of comparison in phrases:

• Improved Sundanese Spelling Guidelines
• Sundanese-Indonesian Dictionary Ministry of Education and Culture Repository
• Sundanese-English Dictionary by F.S. Eringa
• Alphabet to Sundanese script Converter on kairaga.com

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