Javanese Master of Ceremony (Pranatacara)
INTRODUUCTION it is traditionally applicable to javanese people whether or not they live in Javanese island to hold formal events, such as weddings for their douthter or son, corcumcision of their son , or even neighborhood meeting in javanesse. furthermore, in Tanjung Pinang , Riau isles and some other islands outside Java, ther is usually a Kampung Jawa (Javanese Comunity) in which Javanese is still used as lingua france though only limited to ther elders. javanese young generation most often use indonesian as it facilitates their studies at schools. youngsters normally use javanese of ngoko (lowest) level for their informal chats. in central Java and East Java ngoko javanese is still very much used among peers, nothing however, that their javanese varieties differ geographically. normally, Surakarta/ Yogyakarata variety is considered the standard javanese, since tht two cities represent significant regions for Javanese cultural heritage. the farer a region geograp...