HISTORY OF West Java

     Archaeological findings in Anyer indicate bronze and iron metal culture before the first millennium. Clay pottery prehistoric times buni (Bekasi kuna) can be found stretching from Anyer to Cirebon. Region of West Java in 5th century was part of the Kingdom Tarumanagara. The inscription relics of the kingdom Tarumanagara widely spread in West Java. There are seven inscriptions written in script Wengi (which is used mainly in India Pallava period) and Sanskrit are mostly telling the king Tarumanagara.      After the collapse of the empire Tarumanagara, power in the western part of Java Island from Ujung Kulon to serayu river followed by the Kingdom of Sunda. One of the inscriptions from the time of the Kingdom of Sunda is Kebon Kopi II inscriptions dating from the Kingdom of Sunda 932. capitalized in pakuan pajajaran (now Bogor). In the 16th century, the Sultanate of Demak grew into a political and economic rival Kingdom of Sunda. Cerbon port (later to become the city of Cirebon) separated from the Kingdom of Sunda due to the influence of the Sultanate of Demak. This port then grew into the Sultanate of Cirebon that broke away from the Kingdom of Sunda. Port of Banten also escape into the hands of the Sultanate of Cirebon, and then grew into the Sultanate of Banten.        To counter this threat, Sri Baduga Maharaja, the king of Sunda at the time, asking his son, Surawisesa to create a security defense treaty with the Portuguese in Malacca to prevent the collapse of major ports, namely Sunda Kalapa (now Jakarta) to Cirebon Sultanate and the Sultanate of Demak. At the time Surawisesa became king of Sunda, with the title of King Surawisesa Jayaperkosa, security and defense agreements made Sundanese-Portuguese, which is characterized by Luso Sundanese Padrão, signed in 1512. In return, the Portuguese were given access to build forts and warehouses as well as the Sunda Kalapa access to trade there. To realize the security and defense treaty, in 1522 set up a stone monument called Padrão on the banks of Ciliwung.     Although the agreement with the Portuguese defense and security has been created, its implementation can not be materialized due in 1527, alliance troops Cirebon - Demak, under the leadership of Fatahilah or Paletehan attacked and conquered the port of Sunda Kalapa. The war between the Kingdom of Sunda and alliances Cirebon - Demak lasted five years until finally in 1531 made a peace treaty between King Surawisesa with Sunan Gunung Jati from Cirebon Sultanate. From 1567 until 1579, under the leadership of Raja Mulya, alias Prabu Surya Kencana, Sunda kingdom suffered a major setback under the pressure of the Sultanate of Banten. After the year 1576, the Sunda kingdom can not maintain pakuan pajajaran (the capital of the Kingdom of Sunda), and finally fell into the hands of the Sultanate of Banten. The reign of the Sultanate of Banten, Priangan (southeastern part of West Java) fall into the hands of the Sultanate of Mataram.West Java as an administrative sense into use in 1925 when the Dutch East Indies government formed province of West Java. The formation of the province as the implementation Bestuurshervormingwet 1922, which divided the Indies on provincial units. Prior to 1925, used the term Soendalanden (Tatar Soenda) or Pasoendan, as a geographic term to describe parts of the island of Java in the west of the Cilosari and Citanduy largely populated by people who use Sundanese language as a mother tongue.On August 17, 1945, in West Java to be part of the Republic of Indonesia.On December 27, 1949 the State Pasundan West Java which is one of the states of the United Republic of Indonesia as a result of an agreement the three parties in the Round Table Conference: Republic of Indonesia, Bijeenkomst voor Federaal Overleg (BFO), and the Netherlands. This agreement was witnessed also by the United Nations Commission for Indonesia (UNCI) as representatives of the United Nations. West Java rejoined the Republic of Indonesia in 1950.

Education Sundanese      Sundanese language is the language most used area in West Java, especially in the region of Parahyangan which is an area of ​​traditional dwellings Sundanese. Based Pergub Jabar no. 69 In 2013, Sundanese-established as one of the subjects of language and literature in the area of ​​West Java, Cirebon along with language and Malay dialect. Sundanese language taught at two levels of education, namely primary education (Primary Schools / Islamic Elementary School and Junior High School / MTs) and secondary education (High School / Madrasah Aliyah).        In helping the continuity of education Sundanese in West Java, West Java regional government in collaboration with the University of Padjadjaran and Cultural Foundation publishes Rancage Main Dictionary, which is the most comprehensive dictionary Sundanese language that consists of 6 volumes, 10,000 pages and contains 150,000 this entri.Saat the dictionary already sent to libraries in Europe, such as libraries KITLV in the Netherlands.

Cirebon language education       The diversity of cultures and languages ​​that exist in West Java was tested when the third congress held in West Java. Precisely in the city of Bandung on February 28, 1948, at that time one of the representatives of West Java community of Sundanese is Soeria Kartalegawa who is also chairman of the People's Party Pasundan (PRP) proposed that conversation in the meeting of that body (Congress of West Java) are allowed to use Sundanese but then the proposal immediately contradicted by other community representatives from West Java Cirebon Tribe is Soekardi:"" Whereas the permissible Soenda gave them teaching in the language, the people who want to use other local languages ​​Poen haroes allowed, oempamanja Tjirebon regional languages ​​". "       Later in the period prior to 1970 Government incorporate lessons Java language for the region Cirebon and Indramayu which still includes the area of ​​West Java province where the majority of the population uses Sundanese, but it turned out to teacher educators and their students do not understand the vocabulary used until finally decided not Java language taught in the Cirebon-Indramayu.      Emptiness of local language content subject area then attempted filled by the Provincial Government of West Java by entering the local Sundanese language lessons, therefore, in the period 1970 regional languages ​​taught in the Cirebon - Indramayu is language.      But the wisdom that is not right, so the movement emerged to replace it with a book in the language used in its territory, namely the language Cirebon.Kemudian in the period next year, Cirebon language teaching began to be taught in the Pakaleran Majalengka Majalengka regency namely northern region whose majority are descendants Soldiers Mataram. In this Pakaleran region, vocabulary Banyumasan Javanese dialect, the dialect of Brits, as well as the more pronounced dialect Tegal.    But the teaching of regional languages ​​in that period have no legal, because the West Java Provincial Government previously indicated that West Java is a region with a majority Sundanese Sundanese who speak the language. After 2003, with the publication of the Regional Regulation (Perda), West Java No. 5 of 2003 on the Protection and Development of Cultures and Languages, West Java recognizes three indigenous groups are Sundanese, Malay-Betawi and Cirebon.      Teaching local non-Sundanese language has legal umbrella of protection, as for movement to make Cirebon language as a language independent and separate from the Javanese and Sundanese. Therefore conducted a method called guiter method, but in the new calculation method recorded approximately 75% difference between the language of Cirebon Javanese. Meanwhile, to be recognized as an independent language, required at least 80% difference with the closest language.      But significantly, the book publishing support language lessons Cirebon and Indramayu in the period from the 2000s has been done with no mention of Cirebon as a dialect of Javanese and only mentioned languages ​​Cirebon and instead Javanese dialect Cirebon as done in the publication "Dictionary Cirebon "by TD Sudjana et al 2001 and Wykarana - Grammar Cirebon by Salana 2002.The development of language education CirebonDevelopment and protection of the language mandated by the decision of West Java No. 5 of 2003 in relation to language development Cirebon only occur around the ex-residency Cirebon namely (Cirebon, Cirebon, Indramayu district, parts of Majalengka and parts of Kuningan District) while the districts that also inhabited by the tribe Cirebon like region Subang district north and parts of Karawang regency in East Coast until 2011 (eight years after the west Java regional Regulation No. 5 of 2003) issued not also get Cirebon language teaching, language teaching their inequality areas in west Java is because the government gives full rights to local government in each district / city to determine their own teaching of regional languages ​​in their area.