Banyumas
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Banyumas or "Banjoemas" is a regency in the southwestern part of Central Java
province in Indonesia
. Its capital is Sumpiuh.
The term Banyumasan is also used as an adjective referring to the culture, language and peoples of larger Banyumas area. The language of Banyumasan
are of Austronesian
origin, and is usually considered to be a dialect of Javanese
.
Central Java
Central Java is a province of Indonesia. The administrative capital is Semarang. It is one of six provinces on the island of Java.This province is the province of high Human Development in Indonesia and its Points Development Index countries is equivalent to Lebanon. The province of Central Java...
province in Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
. Its capital is Sumpiuh.
The term Banyumasan is also used as an adjective referring to the culture, language and peoples of larger Banyumas area. The language of Banyumasan
Banyumasan language
The Banyumasan language, spoken on the island of Java, is usually considered a dialect of Javanese in modern language classification.The Banyumasan language is mainly spoken in the three areas of the island of Java: the Banyumasan region, located in westernmost Central Java Province and surrounding...
are of Austronesian
Austronesian languages
The Austronesian languages are a language family widely dispersed throughout the islands of Southeast Asia and the Pacific, with a few members spoken on continental Asia that are spoken by about 386 million people. It is on par with Indo-European, Niger-Congo, Afroasiatic and Uralic as one of the...
origin, and is usually considered to be a dialect of Javanese
Javanese language
Javanese language is the language of the Javanese people from the central and eastern parts of the island of Java, in Indonesia. In addition, there are also some pockets of Javanese speakers in the northern coast of western Java...
.
External links
- Official site of Banyumas District Government (in Indonesian)