Tenggerese people
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The Tenggerese people[lower-alpha 1] are a sub-ethnic group of Javanese in eastern Java who claim to be the descendants of the Majapahit princes. Their population of roughly 100,000 is centered in 30 villages in the isolated Tengger mountains (Mount Bromo) in the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park in eastern Java.
Quick Facts ꦮꦺꦴꦁꦡꦼꦁꦒꦼꦂ / ꦠꦶꦪꦁꦡꦼꦁꦒꦼꦂ / ꦥꦿꦶꦪꦤ꧀ꦠꦸꦤ꧀ꦡꦼꦁꦒꦼꦂWång Thěnggěr / Tiyang Thěnggěr / Priyantun Thěnggěr, Total population ...
ꦮꦺꦴꦁꦡꦼꦁꦒꦼꦂ / ꦠꦶꦪꦁꦡꦼꦁꦒꦼꦂ / ꦥꦿꦶꦪꦤ꧀ꦠꦸꦤ꧀ꦡꦼꦁꦒꦼꦂ Wång Thěnggěr / Tiyang Thěnggěr / Priyantun Thěnggěr | |
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Total population | |
100,000[citation needed] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Indonesia (East Java) | |
Languages | |
Javanese language (Tenggerese dialect), Indonesian language | |
Religion | |
Majority : Hinduism Minority : Sunni Islam (4%),[1] Christianity (Protestant)[1] | |
Related ethnic groups | |
other Javanese sub-ethnic such as Mataram, Cirebonese, Osing, Boyanese, Samin, Banyumasan, etc.[2] |
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Scattered communities of Tenggerese also exist in the Pasuruan, Probolinggo, Malang, and Lumajang Regencies of eastern Java. They are traditionally believed to be the descendants of legendary Roro Anteng and Joko Seger.[6] The Tenggerese are considered an ethnic sub-group of the Javanese people.