Javanese English Dictionary

by Stuart Robson and Singgih Wibisono

Periplus
1e druk, 2002
Gebonden, met stofomslag, 821 p.
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Javanese is the second most widely used language of the indonesian archipelago, being spoken by some one hundred million people. It also has a rich literary tradition, comprising not only written texts but also forms of theatrical performance—notably the wayang (shadow puppetry), which preserves complex hindu narratives from the pre–islamic period. Twentieth–century javanese writers have used the forms of the novel, free verse and short story to develop a contemporary literature for its vivid expression and realism. The javanese–english dictionary is the only reference source to provide a complete listing, with clear english translations and explanations, of all current terms used in modern javanese. It covers the whole vocabulary needed both for everyday communication and in order to read published materials, and is a resource long needed by language scholars, students of javanese history and society and visitors with an interest in the traditional culture of java. With more than 25,000 headwords, it also includes local forms likely to be encountered in travel, specialist terms associated with the traditional arts of the area and obsolete words still to be found in literature.

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