Jawareh in Sosiolinguistic Study

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to prove the term Jawareh as code mixing event or as dialect of Javanese and Sundanese languages in Cirebon. Considering that the population of Cirebon consists of Javanese speakers and Sundanese speakers, this mention is specifically addressed to the two speaking communities, not to speaking communities outside Cirebon. It is only found in Cirebon. This research is field research that uses a qualitative approach and a synchronic review. The linguistic elements that were captured were spoken sentences or utterances of the language used by the two groups of speakers in Cirebon. Sources of data in this study are informants. The results of this study found that the term Jawareh attached to the Javanese and Sundanese-speaking communities in Cirebon because in their spoken sentences or utterances it was found that the use of the Javanese lexicon and the Sundanese lexicon were code mixing events. The results of this study also found that Jawareh cannot be classified as a Javanese dialect or a Sundanese dialect in Cirebon. The term Jawareh was allegedly conveyed by Sundanese speakers from outside Cirebon to Javanese speakers and Sundanese speakers in Cirebon as local wisdom and a sense of brotherhood among the residents of West Java.