THE VARIETY OF DIALECTS IN JAVANESE LANGUAGE Septiani Rizkinawati English Language Teaching, Teacher Trainin and Education Faculty Muhammadiyah University of Purwokerto Jl. Raya Dukuhwaluh PO BOX Purwokerto 53182 E-Mail: rizkinac@gmail.com Abstract This article is intended to introduce various dialects, especially in Java, many kinds of dialects in Indonesia such as Betawi, Malay dialect of Medan, Ambon Malay, Palembang Malay, Batak Toba dialect, Batak Karo, Javanese language of Cirebon, Javanese Tegal , Javanese Solo language, Semarang Java language, Java language Yogyakarta, and Java language Surabaya. Dialect of a region can be known based on the sound system. The Indonesian language spoken in the Tapanuli dialect is recognizable because of the very clear pressures. Typical characteristics that include pressure, ups and downs, and short lengths of language sounds build different accents. Differences in vocabulary and grammatical variations are not very clear. Differences in dialect are related to the native language of the speakers. Therefore, in the use of language there are dialect differences such as Javanese language used by people in Pekalongan and Tegal different from the Javanese language used in Solo or Yogyakarta. Similarly, the Javanese dialect used by people in Madiun or Surabaya is different from the Javanese language used by the people in Banyumas. Keywords: Dialect,Javanese Dialect,Characteristic Dialect) A. Introduction The development of the language of a tribe, especially a large tribe and consisting of several million pengujar always occur variations due to differences in geographic areas or because of the differences in layers and social environment. According to Meillet the main feature of a dialect is the difference in unity and unity in difference. In addition, there are two other characteristics attached to the dialect, among others: • dialect is a different set of local speech-forms that have common features and each is more similar than other speech-forms of the same language; • dialect does not have to take all forms of speech from a language. For example, in Javanese, the Javanese language in Purwokerto, Tegal, Surakarta, or Surabaya, each has a different dialect. The distinction of Javanese language determined by the social layers in Javanese society is also striking. The Javanese language used by people in rural areas is much different from the language used among layers of employees (priyayi) and the two are different from the languages used in the palaces of Central Java.