The Javanese Enclave in Ketanggungan Village, Kecamatan Ketanggungan, Kabupaten Brebes, Central Java

摘要

Besides the Indonesian language as the national language, there are hundreds of local languages used as a tool of communication which are maintained, protected, and respected. The languages are included in one language family, which is the Austronesia. One of the local languages which functions as a tool of communication among its speakers is a language that grows and develops in Brebes, namely Javanese language and Sundanese language which have special characteristics. This paper describes the enclave of Javanese language in Ketanggungan village, Kecamatan Ketanggungan, Kabupaten Brebes based on the result of the field research in the village (primary data) and library research (secondary data). The research used various techniques to collect the data, including referring, recording, direct interview with native speakers, and library research. The aspect of the enclave in this research covers phonology, lexicon (at most), morphology, and syntax.