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  2. Wayang wong - Wikipedia

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    Wayang wong (Javanese: ꦮꦪꦁ ꦮꦺꦴꦁ), also known as wayang orang (literally "human wayang"), is a type of classical Javanese and Balinese dance theatrical performance with themes taken from episodes of the Ramayāna or Mahabharāta. Performances are stylised, reflecting Javanese court culture:

  3. Betawi people - Wikipedia

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    Betawi people, Batavi, or Batavians[3][4][5] (Orang Betawi in Indonesian, meaning "people of Batavia "), are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the city of Jakarta and its immediate outskirts, as such often described as the inhabitants of the city. [6] They are the descendants of the people who inhabited Batavia (the Dutch colonial name of ...

  4. Sandiwara - Wikipedia

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    Kingkara. Vietnam. Nhã nhạc. v. t. e. Sandiwara (Indonesian term for: "drama") is a genre of traditional theatrical drama of Indonesia. In general, it refers to any kind of drama or theatrical performance, and literally, sandiwara means "to pretend" or "to act". However, the term is often used to describe a genre of traditional drama of West ...

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    The conservative House Freedom Caucus is pushing to add proof-of-citizenship requirements to vote, risking a government shutdown right before the 2024 elections.

  6. Wayang - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. Wayang (Javanese: ꦮꦪꦁ, romanized: wayang) is a traditional form of puppet theatre play originating from the Indonesian island of Java. [1][2][3] Wayang refers to the entire dramatic show. Sometimes the leather puppet itself is referred to as wayang. [4] Performances of wayang puppet theatre are accompanied by a gamelan orchestra ...

  7. Javanese people - Wikipedia

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    With more than 100 million people, [20] Javanese people are the largest ethnic group in both Indonesia and in Southeast Asia as a whole. Their native language is Javanese, it is the largest of the Austronesian languages in number of native speakers and also the largest regional language in Southeast Asia. [21]

  8. Indonesian language - Wikipedia

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    Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia; [baˈhasa indoˈnesija]) is the official and national language of Indonesia. [9] It is a standardized variety of Malay, [10] an Austronesian language that has been used as a lingua franca in the multilingual Indonesian archipelago for centuries.

  9. Javanese language - Wikipedia

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    The word Jawa written in Javanese script Two Javanese speakers, recorded in Indonesia. Javanese (/ ˌ dʒ ɑː v ə ˈ n iː z / JAH-və-NEEZ, [3] / dʒ æ v ə-/ JAV-ə-, /-ˈ n iː s /-⁠ NEESS; [4] basa Jawa, Javanese script: ꦧꦱꦗꦮ, Pegon: باسا جاوا ‎, IPA: [bɔsɔ d͡ʒɔwɔ]) is a Malayo-Polynesian language spoken primarily by the Javanese people from the central and ...