Kangean (known natively as either besa Kangean or besa Kangayan) is an insular Javanic language spoken by the Kangeanese ethnic group, native to the Indonesian island of Kangean within the Kangean Archipelago region in northern Bali Sea. There are three main language variety group (dialectal group) of Kangean language, and the language variety of Kangean spoken in the western region of Kangean Island somehow closely related to the Sumenep Madurese.

Phrase list

Basics

Common signs OPEN Mokaʼ CLOSED Totop ENTRANCE Palabetan EXIT Kaloar PUSH Sorong PULL Biteg MEN Lalake WOMEN Bibini

Hello!

Oy! (OH-ee) / Halo! (HAH-lo)

How are you?

Mamma kaberna? (MAH-m-MAH KAH-BEHr-NAH?)

I'm well

Sehat-sehat (SEH-HAHt SEH-HAHt)

What is your name?

Hapa nyamana kao? (HAH-pah NYAH-mah-nah KAH-o?)

My name is ______

Nyamana kaula ______ (NYAH-mah-nah KAH-oo-LAH ______)

Please

Tolong (TOH-long)

Thank you

Mator Hakalangkong (MAH-thor HAH-kah-lang-kong) / Kalangkong (KAH-lang-kong)

You're welcome (in response to 'thank you')

Pade-pade (PAH-duh PAH-duh)

Yes

Yi, Ye, Ya (YEEh, YUh, YAh)

No

Ndek (EHn-duh-k)

Excuse me

Kaula nowon (KAH-oo-LAH NOO-woon)

I'm sorry

Haporana (HAH-poh-rah-nah)

Goodbye

Hampe katemo polek (HAHm-PEHk KAH-tuh-moh POH-luh-k)

I can't speak Kangean [well].

Kaula tak bisa acaca besa Kangeyan [he kapener] (KAH-oo-LAH TAHk BEE-sah BUH-SAH KAH-ngee-YAHn)

Do you speak English?

Kao acaca besa Enggres ju? (KAH-oh AH-cha-cha BUH-SAH ENG-GUH-ruhs JOOh?)

Is there someone here who speaks English?

Bede hapa se bisa acaca besa Enggres? (BEH-duh HAH-pah SEH BEE-SAH BUH-sah ENG-GUH-ruhs?)

Help!

Tolong! (TOH-long!)

Look out!

Awas! (AH-WAHs!)

Good evening

Siang (SEEH-YAH-ng) / Seang (SEH-YAH-ng)

Good night

Malem (MAH-LUH-m)

I don't understand

Ako tak tao (AH-ko TAHk TAH-oh)

Where is the toilet?

Dimma jedingna? (DEEm-MAH JUH-DEEng-na?)

Where are you from?

Deri dimma? (DUH-ree DEEm-MAH?)

Learning more

• Learning Kangean at Wikibooks

Kangean language