Saturday, November 20, 2010

What is Junglish?

What is Junglish? Jungle English.. like one mentioned below:


Javelish.. The typical Javanese language: 'lho', 'lha', 'tho', 'kok', 'ki', etc
      - Lho, I already bought that book !
      - Kok, buying again ?
      - I told you many times 'tho' !
      - Lha, I didn't know tho yo... how ki !?
      - Don't be like that, no....!?


Jakartenglish.. Jakarte English is marked by the 'sih', 'deh', 'dong', 'nih', etc
      - That book is very good, deh.
      - Can you speak english?.. yeah a little sih I can!
      - Use my money first nih..
      - Give me more dong..
      - How sih? Little little angry..


Surobenglish is marked by 'tah' and the famous word is 'diancuk'
      -Do you feel sick, tah ?
      -Diancuk... he took my money !


      Other exclamation words of Java: 'wo_', 'wah', 'wé_', 'jian', and 'jé_'
      - Wé_ lha this book is mine jé...!
      - Wo_, only like that tho!
      - Wah, expensive, tho?
      - Jian, Paijem is so beautiful tenan.


Sundanglish is also available such as 'atuh', 'euy', 'mah'
      - Well, if that kind, it pretty so-so atuh
      - It can't be that way euy..
      - I am mah, not like that... anything else ?


There are also abundant 'sound effect' in Javanesse language.
      - Suddenly, mak bedhengus den Tukiman appeared
      - My head feels pain, mak cleng!
      - Mak tlepok, I got a manggo !
      - My chicken is suddenly died, mak cekengkeng
      - Mak gedebug, Kampreté fell down.
      - Mak jegagik.... Oh, trondholo


Keep Smiling, Euy...
(source: private)

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