Osing people

Osing
Lare Using
Lare Osing
Portrait of Osing groom and bride in Kemanten (wedding procession) wearing the traditional Mupus Braen attire in Banyuwangi
Total population
384,000[1]
Regions with significant populations
 Indonesia (East Java)
Languages
  • Native:
  • Osing languages
  • Also:
Religion
Islam (Sunni)
Related ethnic groups

The Osing or Using (Osing: Lare Osing; Lare Using)[2] are indigenous ethnic group native to easternmost part of the Java island (especially in Banyuwangi), Indonesia. They are the descendants of the people of the ancient Kingdom of Blambangan. The population of Osing people are approximately 400,000 which concentrated in the Banyuwangi Regency of East Java Province.[3]

  1. ^ "Java Osing, Banyuwangi in Indonesia". Joshua Project. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  2. ^ Harjawiyana, Haryana; Supriya, Theodorus (2001). Kamus unggah-ungguh basa Jawa. Kanisius. ISBN 978-979-672-991-3.
  3. ^ "Kewarganegaraan, Suku Bangsa, Agama, Dan Bahasa Sehari-Hari Penduduk Indonesia". Badan Pusat Statistik. 2010. Archived from the original on 10 July 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2018.