Английская Википедия:Betawi language
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Other uses Шаблон:Infobox language Betawi, also known as Betawi Malay, Jakartan Malay, or Batavian Malay is the spoken language of the Betawi people in Jakarta, Indonesia. It is the native language of perhaps 5 million people; a precise number is difficult to determine due to the vague use of the name.
Betawi Malay is a popular informal language in contemporary Indonesia, used as the base of Indonesian slang and commonly spoken in Jakarta TV soap operas and some animated cartoons (e.g. Adit Sopo Jarwo).[1] The name "Betawi" stems from Batavia, the official name of Jakarta during the era of the Dutch East Indies. Colloquial Jakarta Indonesian, a vernacular form of Indonesian that has spread from Jakarta into large areas of Java and replaced existing Malay dialects, has its roots in Betawi Malay. According to Uri Tadmor, there is no clear border distinguishing Colloquial Jakarta Indonesian from Betawi Malay.[2]
Background
The origin of Betawi is of debate to linguists; many consider it to be a Malay dialect descended from Proto-Malayic, while others consider it to have developed as a creole. It is believed that descendants of Chinese men and Balinese women in Batavia converted to Islam and spoke a pidgin that was later creolized, and then decreolized incorporating many elements from Sundanese and Javanese (Uri Tadmor 2013).[3]
Betawi has large amounts of Hokkien Chinese, Arabic, Portuguese, and Dutch loanwords. It replaced the earlier Portuguese creole of Batavia, Mardijker. The first-person pronoun Шаблон:Lang ('I' or 'me') and second-person pronoun Шаблон:Lang ('you') and numerals such as Шаблон:Lang ('a hundred'), Шаблон:Lang ('five hundred'), and Шаблон:Lang ('a thousand') are from Hokkien, whereas the words Шаблон:Lang ('I' or 'me') and Шаблон:Lang ('you') are derived from Arabic. Cocos Malay, spoken in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Australia and Sabah, Malaysia is believed to have derived from an earlier form of Betawi Malay.
Dialects
Betawian Malay is divided into two main dialects;
- Middle Betawi dialect: Originally spoken within Jakarta with a greater use of e (e.g. Шаблон:Lang becomes Шаблон:Lang).
- Suburban Betawi dialect: Originally spoken in suburban Jakarta, Tangerang in Banten, Depok, Bogor, and Bekasi in West Java. It has a greater use of extended a (e.g. Шаблон:Lang, pronounced Шаблон:Lang).
Another Suburban Betawi variant is called Betawi Ora, which was highly influenced by Sundanese.
Betawi is still spoken by the older generation in some locations on the outskirts of Jakarta, such as Kampung Melayu, Pasar Rebo, Pondok Gede, Ulujami, and Jagakarsa.[4]
There is a significant Chinese community which lives around Tangerang, called Cina Benteng, who have stopped speaking Chinese and now speak Betawian Malay.
Examples:
- Шаблон:Lang (formal), Шаблон:Lang (middle), Шаблон:Lang (suburban), Шаблон:Lang (informal): 'I'
- Шаблон:Lang (formal), Шаблон:Lang (informal or intimate): 'you'
- Шаблон:Lang (strong e, not schwa like Johor and Riau accent), Шаблон:Lang: 'yes'
- Шаблон:Lang, Шаблон:Lang (Шаблон:Lang variant): 'no'
- Шаблон:Lang: 'Where will you go, uncle?'
- Шаблон:Lang: 'My stuff has been sold out.'
The ending of every Betawi word that ends with an "a" is pronounced "e" like in the English word net. The "e" is pronounced in a way different from the way Johor and Riau Malays pronounce it.
Sample
English
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Malay
Betawi
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