Indonesian slang
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Indonesian slang vernacular, also known as Jakarta colloquial speech, is a term that subsumes various urban vernacular and non-standard styles of expression used throughout Indonesia that are not nece
No littering sign at Big Mall, Samarinda, East Kalimantan, with colloquial Indonesian features: DILARANG NYAMPAH ('do not litter').
A film with a title Gagak Item, which released in 1939. The word item is still used today in Indonesian slang.
An advertisement in Jakarta with the particle kok.
A ribbon which reads Otos tahes, which means healthy soto in Walikan Malang language.
Betawi people
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Betawi people or Batavians, are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the city of Jakarta and its immediate outskirts, and as such often described as the inhabitants of the city. They are the descend
Betawi wedding costume demonstrate both Middle Eastern (groom) and Chinese (bride) influences.
Many coolies and slaves were employed from outside Java to Batavia, Dutch East Indies.
Mark 1:9–11, written in the Betawi language
A Betawi church in Bekasi