Banyumasan people

Banyumasan

Orang Jawa Banyumasan ꦮꦺꦴꦁꦨꦚꦸꦩꦱꦤ꧀ Wòng Banyumasan / Tiyang Toyåjênéan / Priyantun Toyåjênéan
Lengger dance from Banyumas
Total population
9,140,000[1]
Regions with significant populations
Indonesia (Central Java)
Languages
Native: Javanese (Banyumasan dialect) Old Javanese (used in rituals) Other:   Indonesian
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.

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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".