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kyai
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thumb|Wayang Kulit|Wayang figure of Kyai Maja, a Javanese religious leader and follower of [[Prince Diponegoro in his rebellion against the Dutch in Java War.]]
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thumb|Wayang Kulit|Wayang figure of Kyai Maja, a Javanese religious leader and follower of [[Prince Diponegoro in his rebellion against the Dutch in Java War.]]
A kyai ( ) is used to greet respected people, or as a term for sacred objects or heirlooms. It is generally used to refer to an expert in Islam. This denomination is usually used among the ethnic Javanese people.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “kyai” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.