Tenggerese
Tengger priests during the Dutch East Indies era.
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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| (100,000) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| East Java, Indonesia | |
| Languages | |
| Tenggerese dialect of Javanese | |
| Religion | |
| Hinduism (predominantly), Islam,Christianity,Buddhism, Animism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| other Javanese sub-ethnic such as Mataram, Cirebonese, Osing, Boyanese, Samin, Naganese, Banyumasan, etc. |
The Tenggerese (Ngoko Javanese: ꦮꦺꦴꦁꦡꦼꦁꦒꦼꦂ,Madya Javanese: ꦠꦶꦪꦁꦡꦼꦁꦒꦼꦂ,Krama Javanese: ꦥꦿꦶꦪꦤ꧀ꦠꦸꦤ꧀ꦡꦼꦁꦒꦼꦂ,Ngoko Gêdrìk: wòng Tĕnggĕr, Madya Gêdrìk: tiyang Tĕnggĕr, Krama Gêdrìk: priyantun Tĕnggĕr, Indonesian: suku Tengger) people are a Javanese ethnic group in eastern Java who claim to be the descendants of the Majapahit princes. Their population of roughly 100,000 is centered in 30 villages in the isolated Tengger mountains (Mount Bromo) in the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park in eastern Java.
Scattered communities of Tenggerese also exist in the Pasuruan, Probolinggo, Malang, and Lumajang Regencies of eastern Java. They are traditionally believed to be the descendants of legendary Roro Anteng and Joko Seger. The Tenggerese are considered an ethnic sub-group of the Javanese people.
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