A Grammar of Madurese

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Kerrapan Sape 557



  1. “Adhu tang tan-taretan adha' kabbi.”
    EXCL my RED-sibling not.exist all
    “Oh no, all of my sisters are gone.”

  2. Sariatinya, aba'eng lo' bisa pa-apa.
    Sariatinya she not can RED-what
    Sariatinya wasn't able to do anything.

  3. Lo' bisa nolong-e taretan-na.
    not can AV.help-LOC sibling-DEF
    She couldn't help her sisters.

  4. Tengka lako-na padha bi' jiya tan-taretan.
    behavior do-DEF same with this RED-sibling
    It was because of her sisters’ behavior.

  5. Ella kare Sariatinya odhi' senneng bi' lake-na.
    already remain Sariatinya live happy with husband-DEF
    Well, Sariatinya and her husband lived happily ever after.


4. Kerrapan Sape


as told by
Bu Mauliyati



  1. Sabban taon e Madura e-badha'-agi kerrap-an sape.
    every year at Madura OV-exist-AGI spur-NOM bull
    Every year on Madura, they put on bull races.

  2. E-molae dhari kerrap Kabadanan, kerrap Kabupaten, sampe' ondhak se
    OV-begin from race Kabadanan race Kabupaten until level REL
    dhi-budhi kerrap Karesidenan.^1
    RED-back race Karesidenan
    It begins with the Kabadanan (subdistrict) race, and then the Kabupaten
    (district) race, until reaching the final Karesidenan race.


(^1) Historically, kabadanan, kabupaten, and karesidenan are three levels of governmental
units. The kabadanan is a subdistrict level, made up of small villages. Several kabada-
nan comprise the kabupaten, essentially equivalent to a county level of government.
The karesidenan is made up of the four kabupaten of Madura, Bangkalan, Sampang,
Pamekasan, and Sumenup. Of the three, only the kabupaten has a role in modern gov-
ernment.

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