Baduy (or sometimes referred to as Kanekes) is one of the Sundanese-Baduy languages spoken predominantly by the Baduy people.[, in ] but it is often considered a separate language due to its diverging vocabulary and cultural reasons that differ from the rest of the Sundanese people. Native speakers of the Baduy language are spread in regions around the Mount Kendeng, Rangkasbitung district of Lebak Regency and Pandeglang Regency, Banten, Indonesia. It is estimated that there are 11,620 speakers as of 2015.
Just like Sundanese, Baduy based on linguistic typology is a language that sequences sentence structure elements of type subject–verb–object word order. As an agglutinative language, Baduy has various affixes which are still productive. Verbs can be distinguished into Transitive verb and intransitive forms, as well as active voice and Passive voice.
Classification
The position of Sundanese-Baduy languages is still being debated between the Malayo-Sumbawan and Greater North Borneo which are both in the branch Malayo-Polynesian in Austronesian languages.
Some reference sources classify Baduy as part of Banten Sundanese dialect. However, unlike some other Sundanese dialects in the Banten which has been mixed with elements of non-Sundanese languages, Baduy only gets a little Language contact and still retains some Lexicology of Old Sundanese as its predecessor, ' this contrasts when compared to several other Sundanese dialects which are considered more modern.'
Current status
Baduy is one of the regional languages in Indonesia and its existence is sufficiently preserved by the local
government, although research on this language is still relatively small. The use of the Baduy language is considered as the most important marker of ethnic identity for the
Baduy people. Even though the Baduy themselves are an
Social isolation society, in fact some of them have
bilingual ability, which means they can also communicate using Indonesian in their daily lives, especially when speaking with others from outside the Baduy who come to their area.
Ethnologue classifies Baduy as a language with level 6a which is categorized as vigorous (strong) on the EGIDS scale, and its development shows a positive attitude.
Phonology
There is no difference between Baduy and Sundanese and several other dialects in
phonology.
' Phonemes Both languages these show the same number of phonemes, as many as 25 phonemes with 7 vowel phonemes and 18 consonant phonemes. However, for the phonemes /ə/, /o/, /ɨ/, and /i/ in Baduy there are variations in usage, such as in the words , and 'three', and 'none', and and 'yes'.'
Vowels
Vowel phonemes in Baduy are /ɛ/ , /a/, /ɨ/ , /ə/ , /i/, /ɔ / and /u/.
Consonants
The 18 Baduy consonant phonemes can be described in the following table.
| +Consonant phonemes
!
!Bilabial
!Alveolar
!Palatal
!Velar consonant
!Glottal |
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Intonation
In terms of accent or word pressure and intonation, the Baduy show a very prominent characteristic. Words with two
syllables generally get the stress increasing on the first syllable, then decreasing on the second, such as
becomes héj'jo (green), becomes
duk'kun (shaman),
becomes
ih'heung (I don't know) and others.
Intonation in sentences is indeed a distinct characteristic found in Baduy. Sometimes in a sentence it ends with tone down sound, or with a flat tone. Likewise, the interrogative sentence does not always end with a rising voice, but sometimes it ends with a lowering voice.
Characteristics
The Baduy community (especially the Inner Baduy) are generally a society that is isolated from the outside world so that the language they use is not much influenced by languages that exist outside their territory such as Indonesian or other Sundanese dialects. In general, the influence of language from outside like this is only found in the
Panamping Baduy or Outer Baduy.
Lexicon
Features
At the
lexicon level, for example
vocabulary, there are several typical Baduy vocabularies that are not found or are not commonly used in several other Sundanese dialects, especially Priangan Sundanese. A comparison of several differences between the Baduy lexicon and standard Sundanese can be seen in the table below. Other typical lexicons can be seen in .
| +
!Baduy
!Pronunciation (in IPA)
!Sundanese
!pronunciation (in IPA)
!Glos
! |
| ambu kolot | ambu | nini | nini | grandmother | |
| acéng | acɛŋ | ujang | ud͡ʒaŋ | Greetings to the boys | |
| babarahmu | babarahmu | susuguh | susugʊh | dishes, banquets | |
| bangu | baŋu | awi | awi | bamboo |
| conggah | cɔŋgah | sanggup | saŋgʊp | able | |
| gungguman | gʊŋguman | lingkungan | liŋkuŋan | environment, area | |
| hawon, dihawon | hawon, dihawon | lawan, dilawan | lawan, dilawan | to fight, to be fought | |
| heulan | hɤlan | heula | hɤla | first, ahead |
| iget, kaiget | igət, kaigət | teureuy, kateureuy | tɤrɤj, katɤrɤj | swallow, to be swallowed | |
| ja | d͡ʒa | da | da | phatic to state the cause |
| kolényér | kolɛɲɛr | konéng | konɛŋ | yellow color | |
| lojor | lod͡ʒɔr | panjang | pand͡ʒaŋ | long | |
| megat elos | məgat | ngahalangan jalan | ŋahalaŋan | blocking the way | |
| ngawadang | ŋawadaŋ | dahar beurang | dahar | lunch | |
| oweuh | owɤh | euweuh | ɤwɤh | nothing | |
| paul | pawʊl | biru | biruʔ | blue | |
| rayoh | rayɔh | kawali | kawali | cauldron | |
| ucut | ucʊt | ragrag | ragrag | fall | |
Lexical changes
Changes
Lexicology found between Baduy and Sundanese can be analyzed and grouped into several types of processes, some of which are in the form of vocabulary that can be found between the two languages such as for example
bɤrat 'heavy' with different variations such as
abot abot in standard Sundanese and
badot 'heavy' in Baduy language. The second type of lexical change is in the form of vocabulary that can be found between the two languages but the variations are only found in Baduy language, for example bɤlah 'split' and
barɤh 'swelling' with typical Baduy variations bəncar 'split' and
kəmbʊŋ 'swelling' which is not found in standard Sundanese. The next type of lexical change can be in the form of vocabulary that is not related to each other between Baduy and standard Sundanese, for example ɲarɪŋ 'lying' in Bedouin with
ŋagolεr 'lay' in standard Sundanese. The type of lexical change that others are in the form of vocabulary whose pronunciation differs between Baduy and standard Sundanese with variations found only in Baduy, for example əntɤ 'no' in Indonesian Baduy with
həntɤ 'no' in standard Sundanese with typical Baduy variations mowan 'no'.
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