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  2. Pantun - Wikipedia

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    Pantun (Jawi: ڤنتون ‎) is a Malayic oral poetic form used to express intricate ideas and emotions. [1] It generally consists of even-numbered lines [2] and based on ABAB rhyming schemes. [3] The shortest pantun consists of two lines better known as the pantun dua kerat in Malay, while the longest pantun, the pantun enam belas kerat have ...

  3. Indonesian literature - Wikipedia

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    This constituted a break with traditional syair and pantun. At the same time, practitioners of the new sonnet form maintained that it had its similarities with the pantun. A traditional sonnet had its volta, a thematic turn between the eighth and ninth verses, and likewise, a strong contrast is seen between the first and second couplets of a ...

  4. Madurese language - Wikipedia

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    Madurese in Javanese script. Madurese is a language of the Madurese people, native to the Madura Island and Eastern Java, Indonesia; it is also spoken by migrants to other parts of Indonesia, namely the eastern salient of Java (comprising Pasuruan, Surabaya, Malang, to Banyuwangi), the Masalembu Islands and even some on Kalimantan.

  5. Rasa Sayang - Wikipedia

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    Because this song is in pantun form, for each quatrain, there is no relevance of the first two lines to the message conveyed by the last two except to provide the rhyming scheme. There are a number of versions of the lyrics of "Rasa Sayang", but it usually starts with this refrain:

  6. Pantun Sunda - Wikipedia

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    Pantun Sunda is a type of Sundanese oral narrative performance interspersed with songs and music played on a kacapi, a kind of zither.A pantun is intended to be recited during an evening-length performance during which a single performer relates the story of a hero's initiation: The protagonist leaves his kingdom to seek experiences, beautiful princesses to become his wife, power, other ...

  7. Sundanese people - Wikipedia

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    It is the counterpart of the Javanese tembang, similar to but independent from Malay pantun. The Pantun Sunda often recount Sundanese folklore and legends such as Sangkuriang , Lutung Kasarung , Ciung Wanara , Mundinglaya Dikusumah , the tales of King Siliwangi , and popular children's folk stories such as Si Leungli .

  8. Bawean language - Wikipedia

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    Bawean dialect, also known as Bawean language, [2] is a dialect of Madurese language spoken predominantly by Bawean people in Bawean island. [a 1] [3] This dialect have 4 major sub-dialects each spoken predominantly in village of Daun and Suwari in the villages of Sangkapura, and the village of Kepuhteluk in the district of Tambak.

  9. Comparison of Indonesian and Standard Malay - Wikipedia

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    In Indonesia, however, there is a clear distinction between "Malay language" (bahasa Melayu) and "Indonesian" (bahasa Indonesia). Indonesian is the national language which serves as the unifying language of Indonesia; despite being a standardized form of Malay, it is not referred to with the term "Malay" in common parlance. [ 18 ]