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Writings about Indonesian language, literature and culture.
Pandan's and Kurawa Wayang
Pandawa child number 1 was the result of being submerged by the Goddess Kunthi (bringing forth ) Bathara Darma. Langen romance gave birth to Yudistira/Puntodewa/Darmokusumo. The second child was the result of being submerged by the Goddess...
JAVANESE CULTURAL STORIES
Thenguk-thenguk Nemu Kethuk THENGUK-THENGUK means sitting relaxed without doing any work. NEMU means getting something accidentally and without any effort to...
Preserving Javanese Language, Literature and Culture – Drs. Soewarso M.Ed (Indonesian)
Proverbs, merdeka and saloka (in Indonesian there are no freean and saloka, there are proverbs) actually all three are included in the category of figurative words (entar), because...
Preserving Javanese Language, Literature and Culture – Drs. Soewarso M.Ed (Javanese)
Paribasan, Gratisan and saloka satemene also kalebu ing groupe tembung entar, because telu-telune padha ora kena kena mung ditegesi ing sawantahe wae, kabeh...
30/30 – The Legend of Thang-Bhâthang
At the end of his life, the great hero Joko Tole becomes weak and dies. Because his funeral transport breaks down, he…
29/30 – Santrè sè pojhur
As a boy, Kyai Siddik was forgotten by a kyai who had sent him off to the mountains to tend goats. Because...
28/30 – Pennyo bân Dhâlko
A starving turtle stranded in a barren land is rescued by a crane. As the crane and a companion fly the turtle…
27/30 – Embi' sè andi' ana' orèng
A goat magically gives birth to four human daughters. After a long separation, she sets out to find them, only to be…
26/30 – Kèyaè sè mortad
A well-known kyai in Sumenep severely reprimands a prince in his school and is challenged by the king to prove his methods…