Two uninvited keris for comments

A. G. Maisey · Today, 06:43 AM

There is no English name, but I think perhaps 'buffalo friend' might be more suitable:- no kerbau = no rice

It is not really many names for the buff, but rather many languages, Old Javanese is no longer used except in a limited degree for some literary purposes, BI is a form of Malay, & Modern Javanese has a number of levels, in palace usage I have been told there are around 11 levels of Javanese.

Today, 06:43 AM	#14
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,886	There is no English name, but I think perhaps 'buffalo friend' might be more suitable:- no kerbau = no rice It is not really many names for the buff, but rather many languages, Old Javanese is no longer used except in a limited degree for some literary purposes, BI is a form of Malay, & Modern Javanese has a number of levels, in palace usage I have been told there are around 11 levels of Javanese.