Arekan Javanese

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Arekan is a dialect of Javanese language spoken primarily in the regions of Surabaya, Malang and Lamongan.[1]

It belongs to the Austronesian language family, and is classified as a dialect of Javanese.

Geographic distribution

This is a map of dialects in East Java. Arekan is marked in pink.

It is spoken mainly in Surabaya, with speakers in Malang, Jombang, Pasuran, Mojokerto and Lamongan.[2] It is spoken by approximately 82 million people.[3]

Differences from standard Javanese

See also

References

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