Kangean phrasebook Voyage Tips and guide

Kangean or Kangeanic (known natively as either besa Kangėan or besa Kangayan) is one of the Eastern Javanic languages spoken mainly by the Kangeanese ethnic group, native to the Indonesian island of Kangean within the Kangean Archipelago in northern Bali Sea region. There are at least two Kangeanic linguistic registers (similar to the system found in another Javanic languages), and have two to three language variety, namely the Western–Central Kangean (standardized as the Standard Kangean) and Eastern Kangean. Each with its own distinct characteristic, generally attributed to the localized Kangeanʼs kinship. Kangeanic sister languages are Madurese (esp. Eastern Madurese/Sumenep Madurese), Javanese (esp. Eastern Javanese), and Balinese (esp. Northern Balinese).

Most of the Kangeans are multilingual;

• in Western Kangean, people tend to have the ability to understand Kangeanic, Javanese, Madurese (esp. Eastern Madurese/Sumenep Madurese), and Indonesian (both Colloquial Indonesian and Standard Indonesian) altogether.
• in Central Kangean (predominantly in North Central Kangean), they could understand either Kangeanic, Makassar, Bugis, Mandar (esp. Pangkajene Mandar), and Indonesian (esp. Standard Indonesian) altogether.
• in Eastern Kangean, they could converse in Kangeanic, Bajo (esp. West Nusa Tenggara Bajo), and Indonesian (esp. Standard Indonesian) altogether.

If you have a basic knowledge of those listed-languages, especially from the Javanic language family (e.g. Eastern Javanese, Eastern Madurese), Kangeanic is relatively easy to learn, with some additional Kangeanized South Sulawesi (e.g. Makassar, Bugis, Mandar, Bajo) influences. However, some Austromelanesian linguistic characteristics might still retained in Kangeanic, since the Kangeans were once part of the larger Austromelanesians (for instance, the borrowing letter *s (mostly from Javanese) naturally would be debuccalized into /h/ just like how it is pronunced in Savu languages of the Savu people on Savu Island of Savu Sea region in East Nusa Tenggara).

Hello!

Oy! / Halo!

How are you?

Mamma kaberna?

I'm well

Becėk-becėk kėta / Beres kėta

What is your name?

Hapa nyama-na kao? / Pahėra aran-na?

My name is ______

Nyama-na kėta ______ / Aran-na ako ______

Please

Tolong

Thank you

Mator Hakalangkong / Hakalangkong / Kalangkong

You're welcome (in response to 'thank you')

Pade-pade

Yes

Yi, Yiʼ, Yeʼ, Ya, Mmmʼ (common for approval/agreement, non-word, tonal-based, up-rising tone with final glottal stop)

No

Endek / Ndek

Excuse me

Amėt

I'm sorry

Haporana

Goodbye

Temo-temoa polek yiʼ

I can't speak Kangean [well].

Kėta tak patė bisaʼa a-besa Kangėan [se becėk].

Do you speak English?

Kao a-besa Ėnggrės ju?

Is there someone here who speaks English?

Hapa sė bisa a-besa Ėnggrės dinna?

Help!

Tolong!

Look out!

Tėngatė!

Good evening

Sėang

Good night

Malem

I don't understand

Tak tao kėta

Where is the toilet?

Dimma jeding?

Where are you from?

Deteng dimma?

Kangeanese, as part of the larger Indonesian nationals, uses points/full stops for thousands and commas for decimal places, as in continental Europe.

0

nol (commonly used, Dutch-derived nul). You will often hear the word kosong (Javanese-influenced, originally means 'empty').

1

hėtong (commonly used, shortened from hėtonggel, of Javanese-origin satunggal)

2

dwaʼ (or sometimes dudwaʼ for 'twoness')

3

teloʼ (or sometimes tateloʼ for 'threeness')

4

empaʼ (or sometimes pampaʼ for 'fourness')

5

lėmaʼ (or sometimes lėlėmaʼ for 'fiveness')

6

enem (or sometimes nemnem for 'sixness')

7

pėtoʼ (or sometimes pėpėtoʼ for 'sevenness')

8

beluʼ (or sometimes bebeluʼ for 'eightness')

9

sangaʼ

10

hapoloh

11

habeles

12

du-beles

13

telo beles

20

du-poloh / dwa-ng poloh (uncommon, reflective of Javanese rwang puluh in its Ngoko register)

21

halėkor (of Javanese-origin, selikur)

23

telo-ng lėkor (of Javanese-origin, telu likur)

24

pata-ng lėkor (of Javanese-origin, petang likur)

25

hagemik (reflective of Javanese selawe, but translated into Kangeanic)

30

telo-ng poloh

50

ha-eket (of Javanese-origin, seket)

60

habidek (of Javanese-origin, sewidak)

80

belu-ng poloh

100

hatos / haratos

120

hatos du-poloh

200

dwa ratos

500

lėma-ng atos

1,000

haėbu

1,100

haėbu haratos

1,152

haėbu haratos lėma-ng poloh dwaʼ

1,200

haėbu dwa ratos

1,500

haėbu lėma-ng atos

2,000

dwa ėbu / du-ėbu

2,100

dwa ėbu haratos

5,000

lėma-ng ebu

10,000

hapoloh ėbu

11,000

habeles ėbu

20,000

du-poloh ėbu

49,000

empaʼ poloh sanga-ng ėbu

50,000

lėma-ng poloh ėbu

100,000

hatos ėbu / haratos ėbu

150,000

hatos lėma-ng poloh ėbu / haratos lėma-ng poloh ėbu

500,000

lėma-ng atos ėbu

1,000,000

hajuta

1,005,000

hajuta lėma-ng ėbu

2,500,000

dwa hatengah juta

1,000,000,000

hamilyar

1,000,000,000,000

hatrilyun

number _____ (train, car, bus, etc.)

nomer _____ (kereta, mobil, bės, ll.)

The only special word in this case:

1st

pertama (Sanskrit-based, of Javanese-influence pratama, lit. 'primary')

Subsequently, use the suffix "ka-" followed by the number:

2nd

ka-dwaʼ

3rd

ka-teloʼ

half

hatengah

quarter

haprempaʼ / haprempat / haprapat (of Javanese-origin, seprapat)

three quarter

telo prapat / teloʼ prempaʼ / tiga prempat (only used for three quarter, unadapted borrowing from Javanese tiga perempat)

percent

persen (Dutch-origin)

less

korang

more

lebėh / lebih (Kangeanized from Javanese luwih)

now

kėnė

later

-

before

habelun-na

morning

tolė

midday

sėang

evening

sorė

night

malem / [bejeh] peteng

one o'clock AM

pokol hėtong tengah malem

two o'clock AM

pokol dwa malem

noon

sėang

one o'clock PM

pokol hėtong sėang

two o'clock PM

pokol dwa sėang

midnight

tenga malem

_____ minute(s)

_____ menėt / menit

_____ hour(s)

_____ jem

_____ day(s)

_____ arė

_____ week(s)

_____ minggu

_____ month(s)

_____ bulan

_____ year(s)

_____ taon

today

arė kėnė / arė ena

yesterday

beʼerėʼ (portmanteau lambeʼ ('past') + arė ('day'))

tomorrow

laguna

this week

minggu ena

last week

-

next week

-

Sunday

Minggu (common) / Radėtya (Sanskrit-based, of Old Javanese influence, uncommon)

Monday

Senėn (Arabic-based, common) / Soma (Sanskrit-based, of Old Javanese influence, uncommon)

Tuesday

Salasa (Arabic-based, common) / Anggere (Sanskrit-based, of Old Javanese influence, uncommon)

Wednesday

Rabu (Arabic-based, common) / Buda (Sanskrit-based, of Old Javanese influence, uncommon)

Thursday

Kemės / Kamės (Arabic-based, common) / Respatė (Sanskrit-based, of Old Javanese influence, uncommon)

Friday

Jumaʼat (Arabic-based, common) / Sogre (Sanskrit-based, of Old Javanese influence, uncommon)

Saturday

Sabtu (Arabic-based, common) / Tompak (of Old Javanese-origin, uncommon)

The names of the months are derived from Dutch language.

January

Januari

February

Pebruari

March

Maret

April

April

May

Mei

June

Juni

July

Juli

August

Agustus

September

September

October

Oktober

November

Nopember

December

Desember

Do you have any rooms available?

Giʼ bede kamar sė kosong, yeʼ?

How much is a room for one person/two people?

Ano, harapa argena ha-kamar agebey reng hetong/dudwaʼ?

Does the room come with... ?

Kamarna bede... ?

...bedsheets?

...sprėina?

...pillows?

...bentalna?

...a bathroom?

...jedingna?

...a telephone?

...teleponna?

...a TV?

...tivina?

Can I see the room first?

Olėh alėak/ajejungok ka kamarna?

Do you have anything quieter?

Bede sė semo sepė?

...bigger?

...rajean?

...cleaner?

...bersėh?

...cheaper?

...murah?

OK, I'll take it.

Okėlah, kėta a-mesenna [sė ento].

I will stay for _____ night(s).

Kėta nengneng _____ malem.

Can you suggest another hotel?

Ndiʼ saran hotel sė laėn?

Do you have a safe...?

Ndiʼ ... sė aman?

...lockers?

...loker?

Is breakfast/supper included?

Sarapan-na termasok [ka argena], yiʼ?

What time is breakfast/lunch/supper?

Bejeh mamma sarapan/ngakan sėang/ngakan malem-na?

Please clean my room.

Tolong pamersėhagen/pamersėh-ė kamarna kėta.

Can you wake me up at_____? ( e.g. seven o'clock AM)

Olėh jege-ė yeʼ kėta ė pokol _____? (contoh pokol petoʼ tolė-tolė)

I want to check out.

Kaloar-a lah kėta.

Dates can be written as follows:

• DD/MM/YYYY or Date-Month-Year (common format): 07/08/2009 or 07 Agustus 2009

Where is the _____?

Dimma _____?

street

jelan / dalan

road

-

avenue

jelanan raje / dalan raya

path

-

alley

lorong

highway

jelanan raje / dalan raya

corner

pojok / pojokan

Turn left.

bėlok ka kacėr

Turn right.

bėlok ka kanan

left

kacėr / kėdėy

right

kanan

straight ahead

loros teros

towards the _____

ka arah _____

past the _____

ngalėbetė _____

before the _____

habelunna _____

Watch out for the _____

Tėngatė ka _____

intersection

persėmpangan

north

deje

south

laoʼ

east

tėmor

west

bėraʼ

uphill

tanjakan / attas

downhill

toronan

A table for one person/two people, please.

Mesena hamėja agebey rėng dudwaʼ yiʼ

Can I look at the menu, please?

Olėh alėak ka menu-na?

Can I look in the kitchen?

Olėh alėak ka tomang-na?

Is there a house specialty?

Anoapa kakanan khas na ė dinna?

Is there a local specialty?

Anoapa kakanan khas daėrah dinna?

I'm a vegetarian.

Kėta tak ngakan ka deging-degingan / Ako tak ngėnta deging

I don't eat pork.

Kėta tak ngakan bebi/cėlėng / Ako tak ngėnta bebi/cėlėng

I don't eat beef.

Kėta tak ngakan deging sapė

I only eat kosher/halal food.

Kėta ngakan kakanan kosher/halal bei

Can you make it "lite", please? (less oil/butter/lard)

Olėh ė-pakorang yeʼ? (jek manyak mėnyak/mantėga/lemak)

fixed-price meal

kakanan arge pas / kakanan tak kenėng e-taber

à la carte

kakanan dumik

breakfast

sarapan

lunch

dheʼer / ngakan [bejeh] sėang

tea (meal)

tėh

supper

ngakan [bejeh] malem

I want _____.

Kėta gelem ka _____ / Ako tero-a ka _____

I want a dish containing _____.

Kėta gelem ka kakanan sė bede _____ / Ako tero-a ka kakanan sė bede _____

chicken

ajem

beef

deging sapė

fish

jukok / jukoq

ham

deging bebi/celeng

sausage

sosės

cheese

keju

eggs

telor

salad

lalap / lalapan

(fresh) fruit

bwah

bread

roti

noodles

mi

rice

nasėʼ

It was delicious.

kanyamanan-na [kakanan-na] / nyaman

Please clear the plates

jek ė-pasėsa ė pėrėng-na

The check, please.

bon-na, yiʼ

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