Orang Jawa Banyumasan ꦮꦺꦴꦁꦨꦚꦸꦩꦱꦤ꧀ Wòng Banyumasan / Tiyang Toyåjênéan / Priyantun Toyåjênéan | |
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Total population | |
9,140,000[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Indonesia (Central Java) | |
Languages | |
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Religion | |
Predominantly Sunni Islam Minority Christianity (Protestant and Catholic)[2] | |
Related ethnic groups | |
other Javanese sub-ethnic such as: Mataram, Cirebonese, Osing, Boyanese, Tenggerese, etc. |
Banyumasan or Banyumasan Javanese[1] (Javanese: Ngoko: ꦮꦺꦴꦁꦨꦚꦸꦩꦱꦤ꧀ (Wòng Banyumasan),[3][4] Indonesian: Orang Banyumasan[5]) (colloquially known as Javanese Ngapak) is a collective term for a Javanese subgroup native to the Indonesia's westernmost part of Central Java. At approximately ±9 million people, they are concentrated in Banyumas, Cilacap, Kebumen, Purworejo, Purbalingga, and Banjarnegara regencies.[1][6] The Banyumasan-Javanese speak Banyumasan dialect of Javanese language, a dialect which is often called "basa ngapak-ngapak".