Javanese keris titles - when and how are they bestowed?

A. G. Maisey · 4th March 2011, 11:02 PM

Interesting take on this matter, Amuk Murugul.

Very interesting take.

But not quite as I understand it.

I will respond to Neo's query, but it will save a great many words if I know his cultural base before I respond.

Incidentally, I have been intending to mention this, and I do hope you will accept my comment in the spirit of mutual cooperation in which it is tendered.

Over perhaps the last six months, several people have contacted me privately to request explanation of the spellings that you use. These spellings have not been in general usage in Indonesia since the early 1970's --- I think it was 1972 when they were abandoned officially --- and as a consequence when younger non-Indonesian people access a dictionary to try to understand words foreign to them, they become completely confused.

Would it be possible for you to use current spellings when you write your posts?

4th March 2011, 11:02 PM	#4
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,019	Interesting take on this matter, Amuk Murugul. Very interesting take. But not quite as I understand it. I will respond to Neo's query, but it will save a great many words if I know his cultural base before I respond. Incidentally, I have been intending to mention this, and I do hope you will accept my comment in the spirit of mutual cooperation in which it is tendered. Over perhaps the last six months, several people have contacted me privately to request explanation of the spellings that you use. These spellings have not been in general usage in Indonesia since the early 1970's --- I think it was 1972 when they were abandoned officially --- and as a consequence when younger non-Indonesian people access a dictionary to try to understand words foreign to them, they become completely confused. Would it be possible for you to use current spellings when you write your posts?