The word "Betawi" is derived from the Dutch colonial name "Batavia" in Jakarta. The Betawi people are descendants of people living around Batavia around the 17th century. The colonial Betawi people were the product of immigrant and mixed marriages, from Javanese, Sund others [West Java], Melayu [Malays], Makassar, Ambonese, Bugis, Chinese, Indians and European.
Most of the local immigrants from other parts of Indonesia were taken to Batavia in the 17th century and became slaves to the Dutch colonies. On the other hand, European, Arab, Chinese and Indian men came to Indonesia to trade or work and then began to marry local women. In the 19th century, people in Jakarta began to call themselves "Betawi" children. Betawi people live between two intense cultures: Sund and Javanese, but they have their own culture and language.
The Betawi language is a Creole based on Malay. It is closely related to Malay. Betawi vocabulary has a large number of Fujian Chinese, such as first person pronoun [I or I] and second person pronoun lu [you] and numbers such as cepek [one hundred], gopek [five hundred] and seceng [one thousand], Arabic, Such as ente [you] and ane [me], as well as Dutch loanwords. Today, the Betawi dialect is a popular informal language in Indonesia and is used as the basis for an Indonesian accent.
Most of the Betawi people are Muslims. Islamic teachings, cultures and traditions are easily found in their cultural and social systems. They are led by Ulama or Kyai [local religious leaders] in society. However, in the Tugu area, Kampung Sawah and Depok also have a small Christian Betawi community.
The art form of the Betawi people shows the influence of many different cultures. Ondel-ondel [a large-scale bamboo masked enamel] is similar to the masked dance art form of Chinese, Balinese and Sund others. Betawi's traditional wedding dress shows the influence of Chinese on the bride's clothing and the influence of the groom on the groom's clothing. The Gambang kromong and Tanjidor music orchestras have Chinese influence. The betawi tradition of New Zealanders bringing roti buaya [crocodile bread] to the bride during the wedding may be a European tradition. They also have Pencak Silat as a popular martial art for Betawi people.
Betawi people have some popular traditional dishes such as kerak telor [glutinous rice cake cooked with egg, served with shredded coconut and fried shrimp], soto betawi [cooked tomato beef soup and fried potato chips] and asinan jakarta [snow] dish]. Betawi cuisine is mainly influenced by Indonesian Peranakan cuisine, Malay cuisine, Sund others and Javanese cuisine.
Orignal From: Betawi: Mixed culture
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