Regional Varieties

Ragam Daerah

About this concept

Regional Indonesian varieties influenced by local languages: Javanese, Sundanese, Balinese, Minangkabau. Local vocabulary and expressions in regional Indonesian.

In Settemila Lingue, this concept generates a practice deck of ~40 cards at level C2.

Examples

mas/mbak (Javanese: brother/sister)address term (Javanese influence)

sampun (Javanese: already) = sudahalready (Javanese influence)

bapak/bu (shortened respectful)sir/ma'am (Javanese formality)

kali (Jakarta: maybe/very)maybe/very (Jakarta dialect)

Prerequisite

Personal PronounsA1

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