Tengger

Print

Primary tabs

A language of Indonesia

ISO 639-3
tes
Alternate Names
Tenggerese
User Population

80,000 (2000 census).

Location

East Java province: south of Pasuran regency, near Mount Bromo.

Language Maps
Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Javanese
Dialects

None known. May be marginally intelligible with Javanese [jav] (Florey 2005).

Language Use

Some also use Indonesian [ind]. Also use Javanese [jav].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 20%. Bible portions: 2014.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Tengger
Writing

Javanese script [Java].

Other Comments

Ethnically distinct from Javanese. Hindu.