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Hi, I am roma. I am from a beautiful small
Island called Bawean, located in the north of Gresik city,
East Java, Indonesia. I am a master student at Department of
Urban and Regional Planning, University of Hawaii at Manoa,
USA. I joined with LDTC in order to make the written form and
a dictionary of Bawean language. I am interested in
establishing Bawean writing system with regard to the fact
that Bawean is only a spoken language used in homes and other
informal contexts. My national language which is Indonesia
language is predominant as we are required to use it at
schools and offices. Besides, most Bawean people are exposed
to other languages such as Javanese language and Malay
Language when they are studying in other islands and working
in foreign countries particularly in Malaysia and Singapore.
In those countries, Bawean is called “Boyan”.
11/22/2011, Honolulu, Hawaii Naddha No’on (thank you) |
Contact Email | mukarram@hawaii.edu |
Preferred name(s) of your language | Bawean |
Alternative names | Boyan |
Language classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Malayo-Sumbawan, Madurese, Bawean |
Approximate number of speakers | About 70,000 on Bawean Island (2010 census) and estimated around 200,000 in Singapore and Malaysia (digilib.petra.ac.id). |
Other languages spoken in the area/country | Indonesia, Javanese, Madurese |
Official language(s) in your country | Indonesia |
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