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nese has different registers Register (linguistics) In linguistics, a register is a subset of a language used for a particular purpose or in a particular social setting. For example, an English language speaker may adhere more closely to prescription and description, pronounce words ending in -ing with a velar nasal and refrain from using the word "ain't" when speaking in a formal setting, bu... depending on the relationship and status of those speaking: low (basa ketah), middle (basa madia), and high (basa singgih).  Discussion
Encyclopedia Balinese or simply Bali is a Malayo-Polynesian language Malayo-Polynesian languages The Malayo-Polynesian languages are a subgroup of the Austronesian languages, with approximately 351 million speakers. These are widely dispersed throughout the island nations of Southeast Asia and the Pacific Ocean, with a smaller number in continental Asia.... spoken by 3.9 million people on the Indonesia Indonesia The Republic of Indonesia , is a transcontinental country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Comprising Islands of Indonesia, it is the world's largest Archipelago state.... n island of Bali Bali Bali is an Indonesian island located at , the westernmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands, lying between Java to the west and Lombok to the east. It is one of the country's 33 Provinces of Indonesia with the provincial capital at Denpasar towards the south of the island.... , as well as northern Nusa Penida Nusa Penida Nusa Penida is an island southeast of Bali island, Indonesia. Administratively, the island is a Subdistricts of Indonesia of Klungkung regency. There are two small islands nearby: Nusa Lembongan and Nusa Ceningan.... , western Lombok Lombok Lombok is an island in West Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia. It is part of the chain of the Lesser Sunda Islands, with the Lombok Strait separating it from Bali to the west and the Alas Strait between it and Sumbawa to the east.... and eastern Java Java Java is an island of Indonesia and the site of its Capital city, Jakarta. Once the centre of powerful Hindu kingdoms, The spread of Islam in Indonesia , and the core of the colonial Dutch East Indies, Java now plays a dominant role in the economic and political life of Indonesia.... . Most Balinese speakers also know Indonesian Indonesian language Indonesian is the official national language of Indonesia. It is based on a version of Malay language from the Riau islands in western Indonesia, today called Riau Indonesian.... . Kawi Kawi language Kawi is a literary and prose language from the islands of Java , Bali, and Lombok, based on Old Javanese language, language with a sizable vocabulary of Sanskrit loanwords.... is a related priestly language. ClassificationBalinese is part of the AustronesianAustronesian languages The Austronesian languages are a language family widely dispersed throughout the islands of Maritime Southeast Asia and the Pacific, with a few members spoken on continental Asia.... language family, and is closely related to the Sasak Sasak language The Sasak language is spoken by the Sasak ethnic group, which make up the majority of the population of Lombok, Indonesia. It is closely related to the languages of adjacent Bali and Sumbawa.... and Sumbawa languages. PhonologyVowels
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GrammarRegistersBalinese has different registersRegister (linguistics) In linguistics, a register is a subset of a language used for a particular purpose or in a particular social setting. For example, an English language speaker may adhere more closely to prescription and description, pronounce words ending in -ing with a velar nasal and refrain from using the word "ain't" when speaking in a formal setting, bu... depending on the relationship and status of those speaking: low (basa ketah), middle (basa madia), and high (basa singgih). Basa singgih contains many loanword Loanword A loanword is a word directly taken into one language from another with little or no translation. By contrast, a calque or loan translation is a related concept whereby it is the Meaning or idiom that is borrowed rather than the lexical item itself.... s from Sanskrit Sanskrit Sanskrit is a historical Indo-Aryan language, one of the liturgical languages of Hinduism and Buddhism, and one of the 22 official languages of India.... and Javanese Javanese language Javanese is the language of the people in 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.... . WritingBalinese has been written in two different writing systemWriting system A writing system is a type of symbolic system used to represent elements or statements expressible in language.... s: the Balinese script Balinese script The Balinese script is an abugida that was used to write the Balinese language, an Austronesian language spoken by about three million people on the Indonesia island of Bali.... , and in modern times the Latin alphabet Latin alphabet The Latin alphabet, also called the Roman alphabet, is the most widely used alphabetic writing system in the world today. It evolved from the western variety of the Greek alphabet called the Cumae alphabet, and was initially developed by the Ancient Romes to write the Latin.... . Balinese script Abugida An 'abugida' is a segment writing system which is based on consonants but in which vowel notation is obligatory. About half the writing systems in the world are abugidas, including the extensive Brahmic family of scripts used in South and Southeast Asia.... , ultimately derived from the Brahmi script of India India India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world.... . The earliest known inscriptions date from the 11th century AD. Few people today are familiar with the Balinese script. The Balinese Script is almost the same as Javanese script Javanese script The 'Javanese script', natively known as Carakan , is the pre-colonial script used to write the Javanese language.As of 2008 Javanese is difficult to render on a computer, but Unicode support is underway.... . Latin alphabetSchools in Bali today teach a form of the Latin alphabetLatin alphabet The Latin alphabet, also called the Roman alphabet, is the most widely used alphabetic writing system in the world today. It evolved from the western variety of the Greek alphabet called the Cumae alphabet, and was initially developed by the Ancient Romes to write the Latin.... for writing Balinese, known as Tulisan Bali. |
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