Bahasa language
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Bahasa is the Malay
and Indonesian
word for "language", which derives from the Sanskrit
word भाषा "spoken language". In many modern languages in South Asia
and Southeast Asia
which have been influenced by Sanskrit or Pali, bahasa and cognate words are now used to mean "language" in general.
It may refer to:
Malay language
Malay is a major language of the Austronesian family. It is the official language of Malaysia , Indonesia , Brunei and Singapore...
and Indonesian
Indonesian language
Indonesian is the official language of Indonesia. Indonesian is a normative form of the Riau Islands dialect of Malay, an Austronesian language which has been used as a lingua franca in the Indonesian archipelago for centuries....
word for "language", which derives from the Sanskrit
Sanskrit
Sanskrit , is a historical Indo-Aryan language and the primary liturgical language of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.Buddhism: besides Pali, see Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Today, it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand...
word भाषा "spoken language". In many modern languages in South Asia
South Asia
South Asia, also known as Southern Asia, is the southern region of the Asian continent, which comprises the sub-Himalayan countries and, for some authorities , also includes the adjoining countries to the west and the east...
and Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia, South-East Asia, South East Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and north of Australia. The region lies on the intersection of geological plates, with heavy seismic...
which have been influenced by Sanskrit or Pali, bahasa and cognate words are now used to mean "language" in general.
It may refer to:
- The Indonesian languageIndonesian languageIndonesian is the official language of Indonesia. Indonesian is a normative form of the Riau Islands dialect of Malay, an Austronesian language which has been used as a lingua franca in the Indonesian archipelago for centuries....
, or Bahasa Indonesia - The Malay languageMalay languageMalay is a major language of the Austronesian family. It is the official language of Malaysia , Indonesia , Brunei and Singapore...
, or Bahasa Melayu - The Javanese languageJavanese languageJavanese language is the language of the Javanese people from the central and eastern parts of the island of Java, in Indonesia. In addition, there are also some pockets of Javanese speakers in the northern coast of western Java...
, or Basa Jawa, also Basa Jawi - The Sundanese languageSundanese languageSundanese is the language of about 27 million people from the western third of Java or about 15% of the Indonesian population....
, or Basa Sunda - The Balinese languageBalinese languageBalinese or simply Bali is a Malayo-Polynesian language spoken by 3.3 million people on the Indonesian island of Bali, as well as northern Nusa Penida, western Lombok and eastern Java...
, or Basa Bali - The Tausug languageTausug languageTausūg is a language spoken in the province of Sulu in the Philippines, in Malaysia, and in Indonesia by the Tausūg people....
, or Bahasa Sūg - The Betawi languageBetawi languageThe Betawi language is the spoken language of the Betawi people in Jakarta, Indonesia. It is the native language of about 2,700,000 people . It is a Malay-based creole, and closely related to Malay language. Betawi vocabulary have large amount of Hokkien Chinese, Arabic, and Dutch loanwords...
, or Bahasa Betawi - The Cia-Cia languageCia-Cia languageThe Cia-Cia language , also known as South Buton, is an Austronesian language spoken principally around the town of Bau-Bau on the southern tip of Buton Island off the southeast coast of Sulawesi in Indonesia....
, or Bahasa Ciacia (바하사 찌아찌아) - The Khmer languageKhmer languageKhmer , or Cambodian, is the language of the Khmer people and the official language of Cambodia. It is the second most widely spoken Austroasiatic language , with speakers in the tens of millions. Khmer has been considerably influenced by Sanskrit and Pali, especially in the royal and religious...
, or Phiesa Khmae (ភាសាខ្មែរ) - The Lao languageLao languageLao or Laotian is a tonal language of the Tai–Kadai language family. It is the official language of Laos, and also spoken in the northeast of Thailand, where it is usually referred to as the Isan language. Being the primary language of the Lao people, Lao is also an important second language for...
, or Phasa Lao (ພາສາລາວ) - The Thai languageThai languageThai , also known as Central Thai and Siamese, is the national and official language of Thailand and the native language of the Thai people, Thailand's dominant ethnic group. Thai is a member of the Tai group of the Tai–Kadai language family. Historical linguists have been unable to definitively...
, or Phasa Thai (ภาษาไทย ) - The Burmese languageBurmese languageThe Burmese language is the official language of Burma. Although the constitution officially recognizes it as the Myanmar language, most English speakers continue to refer to the language as Burmese. Burmese is the native language of the Bamar and related sub-ethnic groups of the Bamar, as well as...
(Myanma bhasa) - Malaysian Sign LanguageMalaysian Sign LanguageMalaysian Sign Language is the sign language in everyday use in many parts of Malaysia. BIM has many dialects, differing from state to state....
, or Bahasa Isyarat Malaysia - Kod Tangan Bahasa MalaysiaKod Tangan Bahasa MalaysiaKod Tangan Bahasa Malaysia , or Manually Coded Malay, is the only form of sign language recognised by the government in Malaysia as the language of communication for the Deaf....
(Malay language Hand Code), or Bahasa Malaysia Kod Tangan Bahasa - Bahasa RojakBahasa RojakThe term Bahasa Rojak defines the Malaysian practice of code-switching among two or more languages on a Malay base.-History:...
, a form of code-switching - Indonesian slang, sometimes referred to as Bahasa gaul or Bahasa prokem