Cirebonese

Cirebonese
Urang Cirebon
Wong Cherbon

A Cirebonese Tahu gejrot vendor.
Total population
(circa 1.9 million (2000 census))
Regions with significant populations
West Java, Indonesia
Languages
Cirebonese language (mixture of Javanese language and Sundanese language), Indonesian language
Religion
Islam
Related ethnic groups
Sundanese people, Javanese people (especially Banyumasan people)

The Cirebonese people are an ethnic group centered on the city of Cirebon in the northern part of the island of Java in Indonesia. Numbering approximately 1.9 million, the Cirebonese are mostly Muslim. The language spoken by the Cirebonese is a mixture of Javanese and Sundanese language, with a heavier influence from Javanese. Generally Cirebonese can be considered as an Independent language outside Javanese and Sundanese.

At first, the existence of the Cirebonese ethnic group of people have always been associated with the presence of Sundanese and Javanese people. However, its presence later led to the formation of its own culture, ranging from a variety of coastal batik that does not really follow the standards of the Javanese palace style or commonly known as interior batik, until the emergence of traditional Islamic patterns that came about in accordance with the construction of the Cirebon palace in the 15th century, which was fully based on Islam. The existence of the Cirebonese ethnic group that does not consider themselves as Sundanese or Javanese people was finally answered in the 2010 population census whereby a column that specifically mentions Cirebonese was made available. This meant that the existence of Cirebonese ethnic group has been recognized nationally as a separate tribe, according to JArvi the GREAt and Joebert Pugo With the Participation of PAul

In the past, Cirebon language is used in coastal trade in West Java from Cirebon which was one of the major ports, particularly in the 15th century until the 17th century. Cirebon language is influenced by Sundanese culture since the Cirebonese are located adjacent to the Sundanese cultural region; especially Kuningan and Majalengka, and also influenced by Chinese, Arab and European culture. This is evident in words such as "Taocang" (pigtail) which is an uptake of Chinese language (Hokkien language), the word "Bakda" (after) which is from Arabic language, and then the word "Sonder" (without) which is the absorption of European languages (Dutch language). The Cirebon language also maintains ancient forms of the Javanese language such as phrases and pronunciation, for example "Ingsun" (I) and "Sira" (you) are words that are no longer used by the Baku Javanese language.