Tenggerese people
ꦮꦺꦴꦁꦡꦼꦁꦒꦼꦂ / ꦠꦶꦪꦁꦡꦼꦁꦒꦼꦂ / ꦥꦿꦶꦪꦤ꧀ꦠꦸꦤ꧀ꦡꦼꦁꦒꦼꦂ Wång Thěnggěr / Tiyang Thěnggěr / Priyantun Thěnggěr | |
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Tenggerese offering (East Java) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Indonesia (East Java)
Their population is concentrated in mountain region of the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park (East Java) that including regency of: | |
| Languages | |
| native Javanese language (Tenggerese dialect), also Indonesian language | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Javanese Hinduism, small minority of Sunni Islam, and Christianity (Protestant) | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Other Javanese sub-ethnic such as Mataram, Cirebonese, Osing, Boyanese, Samin, Banyumasan, etc. |
The Tenggerese people are a sub-ethnic group of Javanese in eastern Java who are centered in the isolated Tengger mountains (Mount Bromo) in the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park in eastern Java. The majority of the Tenggerese population profess Java Hinduism as their religion. They are the only Javanese ethnic group who have remained Hindu since the Majapahit era after the Osing people, who have been Islamized.
Scattered communities of Tenggerese also exist in the Pasuruan, Probolinggo, Malang, and Lumajang regencies of eastern Java. They are traditionally believed to be the descendants of the legendary Roro Anteng and Joko Seger. The Tenggerese are considered an ethnic sub-group of the Javanese people. Tengger people do not have a caste system. Their traditions are rooted in customs originating from the Majapahit Empire.