Bung

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Bung is an Indonesian honorific title commonly used to address men in a friendly, egalitarian, and nationalist context, especially prominent during the independence era.

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Bung canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indonesian honorific title ⓘ
form of address ⓘ
associatedWithIdeology Indonesian nationalism ⓘ
contrastsWith hierarchical titles such as "Tuan" ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Indonesia ⓘ
culturalContext Indonesian everyday speech ⓘ
Indonesian political culture ⓘ
denotes a peer or comrade ⓘ
etymologyStatus informal term of address of uncertain precise origin ⓘ
hasConnotation egalitarian ⓘ
friendly ⓘ
nationalist ⓘ
historicalPeriodOfProminence Indonesian independence era ⓘ
impliesRelationship camaraderie ⓘ
equality ⓘ
solidarity ⓘ
language Indonesian ⓘ
notableUsageWithPerson Bung Hatta ⓘ
Bung Karno ⓘ
linked to: Sukarno
pragmaticFunction to reduce social distance ⓘ
to signal shared nationalist sentiment ⓘ
semanticField forms of address ⓘ
honorifics ⓘ
socialRegister colloquial ⓘ
informal ⓘ
stillInUse yes ⓘ
timeOfOrigin pre-independence 20th century Indonesia ⓘ
typicalAddresseeGender male ⓘ
usageTrend less dominant than during independence era but still recognized ⓘ
usedAmong friends ⓘ
nationalist activists ⓘ
political comrades ⓘ
usedFor addressing men ⓘ
usedInMedium everyday conversation ⓘ
mass rallies ⓘ
political speeches ⓘ

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Sutomo → honorificPrefix → Bung ⓘ