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The Naming System for Villages and Borough in Cirebon Regency: A Study of Toponyms in Indonesia

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  • Nani Darheni

    (Balai Bahasa Provinsi Jawa Barat, West Java Provincial Language Center, Indonesian)

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This study aimes to describe “The Naming System for Villages and Borough in Cirebon Regency: A Study of Toponyms†with used descriptive-ethnographic methods Spradley (2013) and Sudaryanto (2015). Data sources are derived from some village names/borough in Cirebon District, in the form of (a) written sources (literature study) and (b) oral sources. The direction of the discussion is (1) Tracking of toponymous areas and the origin of the source/language; (2) Description of morphological constructions; and (3) Construction of toponym philosophical meanings/representations in the names of villages/borough in Cirebon District. The results of the study in the discussion are based on: (1) Source Name: Direction of winds, Water and maritime elements, Figure, Flora, and others; (2) Origin of language, namely (Javanese Cirebon, Sundanese language, Sundanese language + Javanese Cirebon, JC-Indonesian, Indonesian, Kawi language, Sanskerta, Chinese language, Javanese + Sundanese language, and Arabic; (3) Toponyms in the names of villages in Cirebon District represent meanings and philosophies related to: (a) The Relationship between man and the Creator (God Almighty), (b) Human-Human; (c) Human-Nature; and (d) Human-the Unseen

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  • Nani Darheni, 2021. "The Naming System for Villages and Borough in Cirebon Regency: A Study of Toponyms in Indonesia," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 5(12), pages 790-801, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:bcp:journl:v:5:y:2021:i:12:p:790-801
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