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Banyumasan people

Banyumasan people
ꦮꦺꦴꦁꦨꦚꦸꦩꦱꦤ꧀ / ꦠꦶꦪꦁꦡꦺꦴꦪꦗꦼꦤꦺꦲꦤ꧀ / ꦥꦿꦶꦪꦤ꧀ꦠꦸꦤ꧀ꦡꦺꦴꦪꦗꦼꦤꦺꦲꦤ꧀
Wòng Banyumasan / Tiyang Toyåjênéan / Priyantun Toyåjênéan
Suku Banyumas
Gelaran budaya Ebeg.jpg
Ebeg or kuda lumping dance being performed.
Total population
8,668,000
Regions with significant populations
Western part of Central Java, Indonesia
Languages
Banyumasan dialect of Javanese
Brebes dialect of Sundanese (certain areas)
Religion
Islam and Kejawen (predominantly), Hinduism
Related ethnic groups
other Javanese sub-ethnic such as: Mataram, Cirebonese, Osing, Boyanese, Samin, Tenggerese, etc.
indigenous Sundanese people from the eastern Priangan region such as the Naganese.

The Banyumasan people (Ngoko Javanese: ꦮꦺꦴꦁꦨꦚꦸꦩꦱꦤ꧀,Madya Javanese: ꦠꦶꦪꦁꦡꦺꦴꦪꦗꦼꦤꦺꦲꦤ꧀,Krama Javanese: ꦥꦿꦶꦪꦤ꧀ꦠꦸꦤ꧀ꦡꦺꦴꦪꦗꦼꦤꦺꦲꦤ꧀,Ngoko Gêdrìk: wòng Banyumasan,Madya Gêdrìk: tiyang Toyåjênéan, Krama Gêdrìk: priyantun Toyåjênéan, Indonesian: suku Banyumasan) (colloquially known as Ngapak Javanese) is a collective term for a Javanese sub-ethnic native to the Indonesia's westernmost part of Central Java. At approximately 12–15 million people, they are concentrated in Banyumas, Majenang, Cilacap, Gombong, Kebumen, Banjarnegara, Purbalingga, Purwokerto, Bumiayu, Slawi, Pemalang, Tegal, and Brebes regencies. The Banyumasan speak Banyumasan language, a dialect which is often called "basa ngapak-ngapak".


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