Belajar Basa Jawa

Learning the Javanese language

My native language is Dutch, my second language is English, my third language is the local language, Sranan tongo. Javanese is the fourth language I use daily. Spanish and Portuguese I don't use that much besides singing, cause I love Latin American and Brazilian music a lot too. To keep the Javanese language alive, I am trying to develop a personal and private method, to learn and to teach this language.  For my kids, my family and friends who are more familiar with Dutch and English and those who want to learn the Javanese language, it should be easy, simple and fast.
What I ask for, to my friends and family who know the Javanese language and culture very well, is to support us in any way possible. Don't hesitate to correct if you see errors or anything else that needs to be corrected.

Also comments and suggestions are very welcome!!

Vowels in Javanese language:

I have chosen to use these characters to represent the 9(?) vowels in Javanese language. With this style of writing, I am trying to achieve the 2 most important tasks in a language:

- the correct writing of words using the right character.
Examples:
apa is written with "a" but it is not read as "a", I represent this "a" with å.
Matur (saying/sending regards) is written with an "u" but its pronunciation sounds different than the regular "u". I represent this with the character ů
- to get the correct, or at least the closest to good, pronunciation of the Javanese words.
Examples: åpå (what), the å reminds me that the original word is "apa". The ring above the "a" also reminds me that the pronunciation is like the "o" in "stop". The I.P.A.(International Phonetic Association) character is [ä].
Matur nuwun=>matůr nuwůn, The ring above the "u" reminds me that the pronunciation is like the "o" in "open". The I.P.A.( International Phonetic Association) character is [o]

Vowels 

                  a   [a]   like "a" in alpha          apem (steamed or baked rice flour cake)
Alt+0229     å   [ä]   like "o" in stop            åpå (what), lårå (hurt, pain, sick)
                  e   [ê]   like "e" in debris         merem (closed eyes/closing of eyes)
Alt+0233     é   [é]   like "a" in vacation      waé (is just, just)
Alt+0232     è   [è]   like "e" in when          èmbèr (water bucket)
                  i    [i]    like "i" in universal      iki (this, these), sapi (cow)   
Alt+0236     ì    [ϊ]    like "i" in this              parkìr (to park)  
                  o   [o]   like "o" in stove          loro (two), coro (cockroach)
Alt+0242     ò   [ä]   like "o" in on              mòntòr (car), bòcòr (leak, leaking)       
                  u   [u]   like "u" in universal     turu (sleep), guru (teacher)
Alt+367       ů   [o]  like "o" in open           mundůr (walking/stepping backwards, retreat)

Consonants

b, d, h, k, l, m, n, p, r, t, w in normal way
c      like "ch" in cheap     cèrèt (kettle)
g      like "g" in game       ganti (change)
j       like "j" in just          janji (promise, deal)
y      like "y" in yes          yèn (if)
Note:
The f,q,v,x and z are NOT USED in the original Javanese language. Words that contains those letters are words from other languages.

Clusters

ng (at the end)                 like "ng" in ring                       sìng (which)
 ng (at the beginning)        like "singing" without si-           ngarep (in front)
ng (in the middle)             like in "singing"                       nangìng (but)
ngg (in the middle)           like "ng" in bingo                     minggu (sunday)
ngg (at the beginning)      like bingo without bi-                nggòdhòg (to cook/boil (water))
                              |----- This is pronounced like in
                              |       "no new" where the n in new
ny---------------------- |       represents this cluster              nyanyi (sing, singing)
                              |       Also in "canyon" where the ny
                              |----- represents this cluster
th                                   like "th" in theater                   tholé (boy, male), mesthi (always)
dh                                  like "d" in do                           dhådhå (chest)To get a clue of how the English words should sound like, try this website: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/

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