Arekan Javanese

Arekan is a dialect of Javanese language spoken primarily in the regions of Surabaya, Malang and Lamongan. ^{[1] [2]}

Classification

It belongs to the Austronesian language family, and is classified as a dialect of Javanese.

Geographic distribution

This is a map of dialects in East Java. Arekan is marked in pink.

It is spoken mainly in Surabaya, with speakers in Malang, Jombang, Pasuran, Mojokerto and Lamongan.  ^[3] It is spoken by approximately 82 million people. ^[4]

Differences from standard Javanese

Word	Meaning in Standard Javanese	Meaning in Arekan Javanese
Let	To recover from illness	Done
Sane	Not insane, recovering from [mental] illness	To recover from illness
Meh	Will	Almost

See also

• Javanese language

References

1. Wiliana, Vania. "THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN JAVANESE MIDDLE AND EASTERN DIALECT".{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
2. Wiliana, Vania (2017). "The Differences Between Javanese Middle and Eastern Dialect". Linguistic Studies. 12 (3): 8 – via Academia.edu.
3. Li, Yangkun. "supp1-3187013.pdf". doi.org. Retrieved 2025-11-21.
4. "Javanese Dialects | Pekalongan". www.languagecomparison.com. Retrieved 2025-11-21.