HUMANIKA Vol.25 No.2 (2018) ISSN 1412-9418 Tersedia online di http://ejournal.undip.ac.id/index.php/humanika 102 Copyright @2018, HUMANIKA, e-ISSN: 2502-5783, p-ISSN: 1412-9418 JAVANESE MAINTENANCE THROUGH THE WEBTOON COMIC JAMU GENDONG MBOK DE Yashinta Farahsani 1 , Ika Puspita Rini 2 , Patria Handung Jaya 2 1 Mechanical Engineering Department, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta Jl. Lingkar Selatan, Tamantirto, Kasihan, Bantul, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia 55183 2 Language Training Center, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta Jl. Lingkar Selatan, Tamantirto, Kasihan, Bantul, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia 55183 email: yashinta_hime@yahoo.com, patria.handung@gmail.com, azureforphieta@gmail.com Abstract Webtoon is an application from Korea which spreads around the world and each country can create domestic comics to be published in webtoon. In Indonesia, webtoon is very popular, especially for young generation. Uniquely, there are some Webtoon comics made by Indonesian comic artists which use regional language or use using mixed Indonesian and regional language. One of them is Jamu Gendong Mbok De comic. Therefore, the writers want to find out how Javanese language is maintained through Webtoon, especially in the analysis of Jamu Gendong Mbok De comic. This study is a qualitative descriptive research with the research subject is taken from Webtoon comic, Jamu Gendong Mbok De and the research object is in the form of conversations in that comic which use Java language or mixed Javanese and Indonesian language. There are 3 (three) findings as the form of language maintenance from that Jamu Gendong Mbok De comic; the use of code-mixing, the use of Javanese moral value, and the use of Javanese speech level. Keywords : Javenese; Language Maintenance; Webtoon; Young Generation 1. Introduction Javanese language is one of the communication languages used specifically in the Javanese ethnic environment. This language is a social language, which is used to interact between individuals and allows the occurrence of communication and transfer of information Javanese language is a language used as a daily social interaction in Java, especially in Central Java. The Javanese language is the native language of Javanese society in Indonesia, especially in Central Java, Yogyakarta, East Java, and the surrounding area. In its position as a regional language, Javanese language has functions as (1) the symbol of regional pride, (2) the symbol of regional identity, and (3) the means of communication within the family and the local community (Khalim in Tubiyono,2017). Javanese language has the same right as Indonesian. This is in accordance with the explanation of the 1945 Constitution which mandates the regional language (Javanese) will be respected and maintained by the state, including by central government or region (Alwi, 2000). Therefore, the Javanese young generation should maintain their language for the sake of continuity. The Javanese language that used to be a great language, as time went on, its use decreases. Nowadays, young people in