Cirebonese people

The Cirebon or Cirebonese (Wong Cirebon; Urang Cirebon) are an indigenous ethnic group native to Cirebon in the northeastern region of West Java, Indonesia. With a population of approximately 1.9 million, the Cirebonese population, they are mainly adherents of Sunni Islam. Their native language is the Cirebonese, which is a form of mixed language between the Javanese and Sundanese, with a heavier influence from Javanese.

Cirebonese
꧋ꦮꦺꦴꦁꦕꦶꦫꦺꦧꦺꦴꦤ꧀ (Javanese)
ᮅᮛᮀ ᮎᮤᮛᮨᮘᮧᮔ᮪ (Sundanese)
A Cirebonese mask dancer
Total population
1,877,514 (2010 census)
Regions with significant populations
 Indonesia (West Java)
Languages
  • Native:
  • Cirebonese languages
    • Standard Cirebon
    • Jawareh Cirebon
    • Gegesik Cirebon
    • Dermayon Cirebon
    • Plered Cirebon
    • Bagongan Cirebon
  • Also:
Religion
  • Sunni Islam
Related ethnic groups
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