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    Auberon Waugh

    Bekasi Sundanese
    Bahasa Sunda Bekasi
    ᮘᮠᮞ ᮞᮥᮔ᮪ᮓ ᮘᮨᮊᮞᮤ
    Pronunciationbahasa sʊnda bəkаsi
    Native toIndonesia
    Region
    EthnicitySundanese
    Native speakers
    		1.2 million[a] (2024)
    Latin, Sundanese
    Language codes
    ISO 639-3–
    GlottologNone
    Distribution map of Bekasi Sundanese in districts in the Bekasi Regency area with legend:
      Bekasi Sundanese as the majority
      Bekasi Sundanese as the minority
      Other languages speaking areas
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    Bekasi Sundanese is a geographical variety of Sundanese language spoken in Bekasi Regency and Bekasi City. This dialect is classified into the Northern Coast Sundanese dialect chain. The Bekasi Sundanese dialect has unique vocabulary and accents when compared to Priangan Sundanese as the standard variety.

    Geographical distribution

    The most commonly used language by Bekasi residents is Indonesian language, this is because Bekasi is an industrial area that has diversity in terms of ethnicity and language. However, there are two regional languages used by the native population in Bekasi regency and city, namely Sundanese (Bekasi dialect) and Betawi (Bekasi dialect).[2][page needed][3] According to estimates by 2024, the Bekasi Sundanese will have approximately 1,200,000 speakers out of a total population of 5,710,675 people in Bekasi regency and city. The percentage is around 21% of the total population in the area.[1]

    The Bekasi Sundanese dialect is mainly spoken in the eastern and southern parts of Bekasi Regency, including the districts of Bojongmangu, Cibarusah, Central Cikarang, South Cikarang, East Cikarang, Kedungwaringin, Pebayuran, Serang Baru, Setu, as well as in some areas of the districts of West Cikarang, Karangbahagia, Sukakarya, and South Tambun. Meanwhile, in Bekasi City, the Sundanese language speaking area includes the sub-districts of Ciketing Udik, Cikiwul, and the Sumur Batu in the district of Bantargebang, as well as the sub-districts of Jatikarya and Jatirangga in the district of Jatisampurna. The boundary between the main speech area of the Sundanese language in the Bekasi dialect and other languages is also unique, namely it is limited by National Road Route 1 or known as North Coast Road. The mapping is that Sundanese language is spoken in the south and east, while Betawi language is spoken in the north and west.[4]

    The Bekasi Sundanese dialect also generally influences the Betawi language variety spoken in Bekasi regency and city today. Due to the mixing and massive population growth rate, over time the Bekasi Sundanese has its own uniqueness which forms its own character as a dialect.[5] There are also slight differences in vocabulary among Sundanese speakers in the southern and eastern parts of the speaking area. In the southern part, the dialect is closely related to Bogor Sundanese. Meanwhile, in the eastern part, the speakers are closer culturally and linguistically to the speakers of Karawang Sundanese. The Cikarang area is the cultural boundary between the east and south in the Bekasi Sundanese speaking area.[4]

    Usage

    The use of Sundanese in Bekasi regency and city is considered to be in a vulnerable condition. This is the main factor in the shift of Sundanese language users to using Indonesian or Betawi Malay, which are considered easier to understand for people from other ethnic groups.[6] As an effort to preserve it, the Bekasi Sundanese dialect has also been proposed as teaching material in local content at the senior high school level, especially in the Setu district.[7]

    Vocabulary

    Vocabulary Standard form Meaning Ref.
    ngebruk seserahan 'the groom's gift to the bride' [8]
    ngawisir nyecep 'giving money to circumcised children'
    ngala késang dipingit 'can't leave the house'
    diala ngéndong diunduh mantu 'appointed as son-in-law'
    dépon ngupuk 'earthen floor house'
    ragasi irigasi 'irrigation'
    nganjor nyaba 'traveling'
    bahasa alusan basa lemes 'polite language'

    See also

    References

    Notes

    1. ^ Calculated based on the estimated population in 9 Sundanese-speaking districts in Bekasi Regency and several sub-districts in 2 districts in Bekasi City that speak Sundanese, and several villages/sub-districts (excluding villages/sub-districts in Sundanese-speaking districts) in the regency and city of Bekasi which speak Sundanese.[1]

    Footnotes

    1. ^ a b "Visualisasi Data Kependudukan - Kementerian Dalam Negeri 2023" (Visual). www.dukcapil.kemendagri.go.id. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
    2. ^ Sudjana et al. 1983.
    3. ^ Sopandi, Andi (2011). "Menelusuri Budaya dan Bahasa Melayu Betawi Dialek Bekasi: Dulu, Kini, dan Prospek Sebagai Muatan Lokal". jurnal.unismabekasi.ac.id (in Indonesian). Bekasi: Universitas Islam 45.
    4. ^ a b "Jalan Daendels sebagai Batas Pemisah Penggunaan Bahasa Melayu Betawi dengan Bahasa Sunda di Kabupaten Bekasi". badanbahasa.kemdikbud.go.id (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa. 2020-11-16. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
    5. ^ Nurdiasrih, Fadjriah (21 February 2018). "Kala Bahasa Betawi Menggeser Bahasa Sunda di Perbatasan Jakarta". www.liputan6.com (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Liputan 6. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
    6. ^ Ramawirawan, Catra Ditya; Tawangsih, Retno Mayekti (2010). "Perubahan leksikal di Bekasi". lib.ui.ac.id (in Indonesian). Depok: Universitas Indonesia.
    7. ^ Murdiani, Ace Monika (2013). "Basa Sunda Dialék Bekasi di Kacamatan Sétu Pikeun Bahan Pangajaran Maca di SMA". ejournal.upi.edu (in Indonesian). Bandung: Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia.
    8. ^ Sudjana et al. (1983), pp. 15–16.

    Bibliography

    Credit: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bekasi_Sundanese

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