Banyumasan people

Banyumasan or Banyumasan Javanese (Javanese: Ngoko: ꦮꦺꦴꦁꦨꦚꦸꦩꦱꦤ꧀ (Wòng Banyumasan), Indonesian: Orang Banyumasan) (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. The Banyumasan-Javanese speak Banyumasan dialect of Javanese language, a dialect which is often called "basa ngapak-ngapak".

Banyumasan
Orang Jawa Banyumasan
ꦮꦺꦴꦁꦨꦚꦸꦩꦱꦤ꧀
Wòng Banyumasan / Tiyang Toyåjênéan / Priyantun Toyåjênéan
Lengger dance from Banyumas
Total population
9,140,000
Regions with significant populations
 Indonesia (Central Java)
Languages
  • Native:
  • Other:
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Religion
Predominantly Sunni Islam
Minority Christianity (Protestant and Catholic)
Related ethnic groups
other Javanese sub-ethnic such as: Mataram, Cirebonese, Osing, Boyanese, Tenggerese, etc.
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