The Osing language (Osing: ''Basa Using''; id, Bahasa Osing), locally known as ''the language of

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'', is the language of the

Osing people The Osing or Using ( Osing: ; ) are indigenous ethnic group native to easternmost part of the Java island (especially in Banyuwangi), Indonesia. They are the descendants of the people of the ancient Kingdom of Blambangan. The population of O ...

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. 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

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of Javanese also uses 'maning') *''isun'' 'I/me' (standard Javanese:aku) *''rikå'' 'you' (standard Javanese:kowè,the

also uses "rikå") *''ring''/''nong'' 'in/at/on' (standard Javanese:ning,nang,the

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and

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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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* - CNN Indonesia documentary * - Balai Pelestarian Nilai Budaya D.I. Yogyakarta documentary Javanese language Languages of Indonesia {{Indonesia-stub