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Balinese language
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The Balinese language (basa Bali, Standard Balinese pronunciation: [basə ˈbali];
Indonesian: bahasa Bali) is an Austronesian language in the Malayo-Polynesian language branch. It is spoken on the Indonesian island of Bali, as well as Nusa Penida, Western Lombok, Eastern Java[5] (especially Banyuwangi), Southern Sumatra, and Sulawesi.[6] Most Balinese speakers also use Indonesian. The 2000 national census recorded 3.3 million people speakers of Balinese, however the Bali Cultural Agency estimated in 2011 that the number of people still using the Balinese language in their daily lives is under 1 million. The language has been classified as "not endangered" by Glottolog.[4]
Balinese | |
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basa Bali / ᬩᬲᬩᬮᬶ bhāṣa Bali / ᬪᬵᬱᬩᬮᬶ1 | |
![]() The word Aksara Bali (Balinese script) in Balinese script | |
Pronunciation | [basə ˈbali] (standard) |
Native to | Indonesia |
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Ethnicity | Balinese, Bali Aga, Loloan Malays |
Native speakers | 3.3 million (2000 census)[3] |
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Latin script Balinese script | |
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-2 | ban |
ISO 639-3 | ban |
Glottolog | bali1278 |
![]() Geographical distribution of the Balinese language: Areas where Balinese is a majority native language of population with >1.000.000 speaker
Areas where Balinese is a significant minority language of population with >100,000 speakers
Areas where Balinese is a minority language of population with <50,000 speakers
Areas where Balinese is a minority language of population with <10,000 speakers
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The higher registers of the language borrows extensively from Javanese: an old form of classical Javanese, Kawi, is used in Bali as a religious and ceremonial language. Balinese is the majority language in Tegaldlimo district [id] of Banyuwangi, East Java and some villages in Banyuwangi. It is also widely used in urban Sumbawa.