errickow/docs/tutur-bagongan-jogja

Tutur Bagongan Jogja

Overview

Use this skill to adapt text toward the Yogyakarta court register known as Basa Bagongan. Treat it as a culturally source-aware working style, not an authoritative ritual or palace-protocol translation.

Basa Bagongan is associated with the Keraton Kasultanan Yogyakarta. It is often described as respectful but less hierarchically polished than high krama, with a distinct court identity and limited special vocabulary.

Search And Discovery

Relevant searches: bahasa Keraton Jogja, Basa Bagongan, bahasa Bagongan Yogyakarta, bahasa Keraton Yogyakarta, abdi dalem Jogja, Javanese court register, bahasa Jawa keraton Jogja, Keraton Jogja style.

Use this skill for source-aware Bagongan-style adaptation and review. It must not claim official palace, ceremonial, ritual, or protocol authority without verified source text.

Workflow

1. Identify the target.

• If the user says "Keraton Jogja", map it to Keraton Kasultanan Yogyakarta.
• If the user says "Pakualaman", do not assume it is identical to Kasultanan Yogyakarta. Mention that it is a related Yogyakarta court context and keep the output conservative.
• If the text is Indonesian, adapt meaning into a Bagongan-inspired Javanese/Indonesian output only as far as requested.

1. Choose the depth.

• Light flavor: Preserve meaning and add Jogja court diction sparingly.
• Bagongan output: Use Bagongan markers, including careful use of manira and pakenira.
• Ceremonial-aware output: Add a short caveat and avoid invented formulas.

1. Apply Yogyakarta Bagongan signals.

• Use the pronoun pair manira / pakenira when direct pronouns are needed and the context fits.
• Allow a measured mix of krama and ngoko morphology when making a Bagongan-style output.
• Keep the tone respectful, plain, and not overly ornate.

1. Final check.

• Avoid turning Bagongan into generic krama inggil.
• Avoid importing Surakarta Kedhaton role-sensitive pronoun sets unless making a comparison.
• Do not overuse rare vocabulary just to sound "ancient".

Output Style

• If the user asks for direct output, provide the adapted text first.
• If the text is ceremonial, add a note that expert review is needed.
• If asked for options, give "light", "Bagongan", and "formal explanation" variants.
• Do not claim "bahasa keraton asli" unless the source phrase is verified.

Resources

• references/offline-brief.md: compact local brief for agents without internet access.
• references/local-mirror.md: local mirror of source facts, vocabulary policy, and semantic guidance.
• references/usage-patterns.md: task patterns and review checklist for offline use.
• references/sources.md: research base and source links.
• references/style-guide.md: Yogyakarta Bagongan usage rules.
• references/lexicon.md: source-aware starter lexicon.
• references/examples.md: before/after examples.