In a traditional Javanese burial, before the grave is filled in, someone close to the deceased will go down into it and shout into his ear the Muslim profession of faith. The message is "Don't forget. Especially not now."
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Javanese
Synonyms for "javanese" (15 found)
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Noun(3 words)
artistic javanesebasa jawacultural javanese
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Noun(6 words)
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12 entriesBahasaBahasa IndonesiaIndonesiancultural descriptorethnic group memberethnographic descriptorgeographic descriptorlanguagelinguistic descriptorlinguistic varietynatural languageperson
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14 entriesJavanese architectureJavanese cuisineJavanese cultureJavanese danceJavanese gamelanJavanese languageJavanese lexiconJavanese literatureJavanese phonologyJavanese syntaxcentral Javaneseeastern Javaneserural Javaneseurban Javanese
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6 entriesJavanese cultureJavanese dialectJavanese gamelanJavanese languageJavanese literatureJavanese script
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2 entriesmore Javanesemost Javanese
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Traditional Javanese villages partitioned their most essential resource into house land and rice land.
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He speaks Indonesian and also speaks Cantonese, because he is Javanese from Nunukan Regency, North Kalimantan is close to the Malaysian border.
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How do we write companion in Javanese?
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