Sundanese Banten or Bantenese (''Basa Sunda Banten'' or ''Basa Wewengkon Banten'') is one of the Sundanesic languages dialect spoken predominantly by the Bantenese —an indigenous ethnic group native to

Banten Banten ( id, Banten; Sundanese: , romanized ''Banten'') is the westernmost province on the island of Java, Indonesia. Its capital city is Serang. The province borders West Java and the Special Capital Region of Jakarta on the east, the Ja ...

— in the westernmost hemisphere of

Java Java (; id, Jawa, ; jv, ꦗꦮ; su, ) is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in Indonesia. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the south and the Java Sea to the north. With a population of 151.6 million people, Java is the world's mos ...

island, and in the western

Bogor Regency Bogor Regency (Indonesian: ''Kabupaten Bogor'') is a landlocked regency (''kabupaten'') of West Java, Indonesia, south of DKI Jakarta. Covering an area of 2,986.20 km2, it is considered a bedroom community for Jakarta, and was home to 5,4 ...

(especially in Jasinga, the districts of Cigudeg, Tenjo, Nanggung, Parungpanjang, and Sukajaya), as well as the northwestern parts of Sukabumi Regency. The Bantenese language is the lingua franca of the '' Kasepuhan Ciptagelar'' traditional community in the Cisolok district and the ''Kasepuhan Banten Kidul'' traditional community in the Lebak Regency. 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 language.

Geographic distribution

Unlike any other native languages in

island, the Bantenese language does not really recognized the sociolinguistic register in general, differed from the Priangan dialect spoken in the

Parahyangan Parahyangan ( su, ᮕᮛᮠᮡᮀᮠᮔ᮪; Bantenese: Priangan; Dutch: Preanger) is a cultural and mountainous region in West Java province on the Indonesian island of Java. Covering a little less than one sixth of Java, it is the heartla ...

region. Due to its Priangan dialect, the Bantenese language somewhat seen as the

sister language In historical linguistics, sister languages are cognate languages; that is, languages that descend from a common ancestral language, their so-called proto-language. Every language in a language family that descends from the same language as the oth ...

of Sundanese that is still closely related to the

Old Sundanese language Old Sundanese (Sundanese script: , Old Sundanese script: , Buda script: , ) is the earliest recorded stage of the Sundanese language which is spoken in the western part of Java. The evidence is recorded in inscriptions from around the 12th t ...

. The Bantenese language is categorized or classified under the Sundanesic language family. This language is predominantly spoken in the southern region of

, which are

Lebak Lebak, officially the Municipality of Lebak ( hil, Banwa sang Lebak; tl, Bayan ng Lebak; mdh, Inged nu Libak, Jawi: ايڠايد نو ليبق), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Sultan Kudarat, Philippines. According to the 20 ...

(including Cilangkahan region), and

Pandeglang Regency Pandeglang Regency ( Sundanese: ) is a regency of Banten province, Indonesia. It is mainly located on the west and south coasts of the island of Java, and is the most westerly regency on Java Island, but it also includes a number of offshore island ...

(including Caringin and Cibaliung). In the northern

Serang Regency Serang Regency ( Sundanese: ) is a regency of Banten province, Indonesia. It is located in the northwest corner of the island of Java. The administrative center of the regency is at Ciruas, while the capital of the province is the independent munic ...

, this language is used daily by the people of Ciomas, Pabuaran, Padarincang,

Cinangka Cinangka is a small town in the Depok Regency, West Java, Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, in ...

, Baros, Petir, Cikeusal, Kopo, Cikande, Pamarayan and parts of Anyar subdistrict. The Priangan Banten somehow also used by Bantenese transmigrants in

Central Lampung Regency Central Lampung Regency is a regency of the province of Lampung, on Sumatra, Indonesia. It has an area of 4,545.50 km2 and had a population of 1,170,048 people at the 2010 census and 1,460,045 at the 2020 census; the official estimate as at ...

Lampung Lampung ( Lampung: ), officially the Province of Lampung ( id, Provinsi Lampung) is a province of Indonesia. It is located on the southern tip of the island of Sumatra. It has a short border with the province of Bengkulu to the northwest, and ...

. In

, Bantenese language is used daily by the people of Anyar, Mancak, Waringinkurung, Taktakan, Cipocok Jaya, Walantaka, as well as Kragilan subdistrict. This language also used in some parts of

Tangerang Regency Tangerang Regency is a regency of Banten province, Indonesia. It is located on the island of Java. The current regent is Ahmed Zaki Iskandar. Though commonly misunderstood as being a part of Jakarta, Tangerang is actually outside Jakarta City but ...

, especially in its southern, southwestern, midwest and northern parts, as well as in cities of

Tangerang Tangerang ( Sundanese: , ) is a city in the province of Banten, Indonesia. Located on the western border of Jakarta, it is the third largest urban centre in the Greater Jakarta metropolitan area after Jakarta and Bekasi; the sixth largest city ...

and

South Tangerang South Tangerang is a city in the province of Banten, Indonesia. Located on the southwestern border of Jakarta, the city forms part of the Greater Jakarta metropolitan area. It was administratively separated from Tangerang Regency on November 2 ...

Language comparisons

Vocabulary

Phrases

Examples of comparison in phrases:

When making a statement

When inviting a female friend for a meal

When shopping

When showing

References

External links

{{Sundanese-stub Dialects of Sundanese Sundanese language Languages of Indonesia