TcodeX Cirebonese language, often called by Basa Cherbon, is a language primarily use by the people of Cirebon. This language is in between Sundanese and Javanese language. This mean Cirebonese is most likely share some similarity whit both Sundanese and Javanese language.
Kesenden is one of the 22 sub-districts in Cirebon. This sub-district is located near the shoreline of Cirebon. This sub-district is home to many fishermen and settlers, bordered by the river in the north, and shoreline by the west.
Although Cirebonese share some similarity with other language people could easily spot the difference. In this time, I will unveil Kesenden sub-district its characteristic on Cirebonese language variation in use. trough out this article, i hope you guys have a deeper understanding in Cirebonese language.
Cirebonese Variation in Kesenden
In vast land of Kesenden sub-district, there are many of people live there. Sometimes, it’s hard to spot the difference between the locals and some settlers. But, luckily I have managed to get it done with a little help from my friends.
The data of this analysis is provided in the table to make it easier to understand for the rest of us.
| Indonesian | Standard Cirebonese | Elder Speaker | Youth Speaker | Type of Variation |
| Batu | Watu | Watu | Watu | Morphological |
| Kepala | Sirah | Sirah | Ndas | Lexical |
| Saya | Kula | Kula | Isun/Kita | Lexical |
| Berjalan | Mlampah | Mlampah | Mlaku | Morphological |
| Makan | Dahar | Dahar | Mangan | Phonological |
| Minum | Diunjuk | Nginum | Nginum | Lexical |
Through the data above, showing that most of the elderly people who live in Kesenden is still using the standard Cirebonese language. For the youngster in Kesenden, they are pretty much using their own variation.
In this case, this most likely change due to who they are talking with. for example if a youth person speaker speaks to an elderly person, the youth person would likely change its variation. It applies to reversibly.
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