Wong cilik

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Wong cilik literally means 'little people' in Javanese, the language of the Javanese people, Indonesia's largest ethnic group. It is a term that refers to a social class in traditional Javanese society that corresponds to commoners in medieval European societies, as opposed to priyayi, the elite, aristocratic class.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ^ Eklof, Stefan (2004). Power and Political Culture in Suharto's Indonesia: The Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) and Decline of the New Order (1986-98). NIAS Press. p. 119. ISBN 9788791114502.
  2. ^ Berman, Laine A. (1998). Speaking through the Silence: Narratives, Social Conventions, and Power in Java. Oxford University Press. p. 6. ISBN 9780195355222.
  3. ^ Sullivan, John (1992). Local government and community in Java: an urban case-study. Oxford University Press. p. 25. ISBN 9780195885590.