Dibawah ini hanyalah sebagian bukti bahwa bahasa Jawa lebih ringkas daripada bahasa Inggris:
1. Walk slowly on the edge (side)of the road = MLIPIR
2. Falling backward and then hit own head = NGGEBLAK
3. Falling/tripping forward (and may hit own face) = KEJLUNGUP
4. Smearing one’s body with hot ointment or liquid and then massaging it = mBLONYOHI
5. Riding an old bicycle = NGONTHEL
6. Got hit by truck that is moving backward = KUNDURAN TRUK
7. Hot pyroclastic cloud rolling down a volcano = WEDHUS GEMBEL
8. A small,sharp thing embedded inside one’s skin = SUSUBEN/KETELUSUPEN
9. Thing getting out from a container accidentally because of gravity = mBROJOL
10. Get hit by thing collapsing on top of one’s head/body = KAMBRUKAN
11. Drinking straight from the bottle without using the glass,where whole bottletip gets into the mouth = NGOKOP
12. Difficult to open eyes because something is shining very bright = BLERENG
13. Hanging on tightly to something in order to be inert = GONDHELAN
14. Falling/tripping accidentally because of a hole = KEJEGLONG
15. Being over active carelessly = PECICILAN
16. Felling unwell because of cold temperature = KATISEN/KADEMEN
17. Releasing “wind” from the body thru a coin drawn acrossthe skin’s surface = KEROKAN
18. Finding by accident something good or useful without looking for it = NDILALAH
19. Expression or gesture due to a sudden appearance (of something)= MAK JEGAGIK/MAK BEDHUNDUK/UJUG -UJUG
20. Water come out from your mouth = NGECESS
21. A lot of water come out from your skin = GEMBROBYOS
22. Doing something with your finger = UTEK – UTEK
23. Have something between your teeth = SELILITAN
24. Accidentally poke your eyes = KECULEK…
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