Bantenese people

The Bantenese people (Sundanese: ᮅᮛᮀ ᮘᮔ᮪ᮒᮨᮔ᮪ romanized: Urang Banten) are an indigenous ethnic group native to Banten in the westernmost part of Java island, Indonesia. The area of Banten province corresponds more or less with the area of the former Banten Sultanate, a Bantenese nation state that preceded Indonesia. In his book "The Sultanate of Banten", Guillot Claude writes on page 35: “These estates, owned by the Bantenese of Chinese descent, were concentrated around the village of Kelapadua.” Most of Bantenese are Sunni Muslim. The Bantenese speak the Bantenese language, a variety of the Sundanese language which does not have a general linguistic register, this language is called Basa Sunda Banten (Sundanese language of Banten). According to the 2010 Population Census carried out by the Central Bureau of Statistics Indonesia, the Bantenese people along with the Baduy people are categorized under the Native Bantenese people with a total of 4,657,784 people. The origins of the Bantenese people; which are closely related to the Banten Sultanate, are different from the Cirebonese people who are not part of the Sundanese people or the Javanese people (unless it is from the result of a mixture of two major cultures, namely Sundanese and Javanese). The Bantenese and Baduy people (Kanekes) were historically part of the Sundanese, and trace their history to the Banten Sultanate (Bantam Residency area after the abolition and annexation by the Dutch East Indies). Bantenese language Unlike any other native languages in Java island, the Bantenese language does not have a recognized linguistic register in general, and differs from the Priangan dialect spoken in the Parahyangan region. Due to its Priangan dialect, the Bantenese language somewhat seen as the sister language of Sundanese that is still closely related to the Old Sundanese language. The Bantenese language is categorized or classified under the Sundanesic language family. This language is predominantly spoken in the southern region of Banten, which are Lebak (including Cilangkahan region), and Pandeglang Regency (including Caringin and Cibaliung).

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Priangan

Le Priangan, Parahyangan ou Preanger est une région montagneuse du pays Sunda dans la province indonésienne de Java occidental. Le nom Parahyangan vient de hyang qui veut dire « dieu » ; il signifie donc « la demeure des dieux ». Le Priangan est une région montagneuse et les anciens Indonésiens croyaient que les dieux séjournaient dans les sommets. On retrouve cette étymologie hyang dans d'autres toponymes de Java, comme le plateau de Dieng dans le centre, ou le plateau de Yang dans l'est.

Cirebonese people

The Cirebon or Cirebonese (Wong Cirebon; Urang Cirebon) are an indigenous ethnic group native to Cirebon in the northeastern region of West Java, Indonesia. With a population of approximately 1.9 million, Cirebonese population, they are mainly adherents of Sunni Islam. Their native language is the Cirebonese, which is a form of mixed language between the Javanese and Sundanese, with a heavier influence from Javanese. Initially, Cirebonese ethnicity was closely associated with that of the Javanese people and Sundanese.

Baduy

Les Baduy ou Kanekes, sont une communauté coutumière d'Indonésie vivant dans la partie occidentale de la province de Java occidental. Ils sont environ et vivent dans le massif montagneux du Kendeng, à une altitude de 300-500 mètres. Leur territoire consiste en de forêts à à l'ouest de Jakarta, la capitale de l'Indonésie. Les Baduys se divisent en deux sous-groupes : les Baduy Dalam (« Baduys de l'intérieur ») et les Baduy Luar (« de l'extérieur »). Les non-Baduys n'ont pas le droit d'entrer en contact avec les Baduy Dalam, mais peuvent rencontrer des Baduy Luar.