Minangkabau (autonym: Baso Minang(kabau); Indonesian: Bahasa Minangkabau) is an Austronesian language spoken by the Minangkabau of West Sumatra the western part of Riau South Aceh Regency the northern part of […]
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Makassarese language
Makassarese (sometimes spelled Makasar Makassar or Macassar) is a language used by the Makassarese people in South Sulawesi island (Celebes) in Indonesia.
Madurese language
Madurese is a language of the Madurese people of Madura Island and eastern Java Indonesia; it is also spoken on the neighbouring small Kangean Islands and Sapudi Islands as well […]
Kawi language
Kawi (from Sanskrit: kavi poet) is a literary and prose language on the islands of Java Bali and Lombok based on Old Javanese a language with a sizable vocabulary of […]
Javanese language
Javanese /dʒɑːvəˈniːz/ (Javanese: ꦧꦱꦗꦮ Båså Jåwå) is the language of the Javanese people from the central and eastern parts of the island of Java in Indonesia. There are also pockets […]
Iban language
The Iban language (jaku Iban) is spoken by the Iban a branch of the Dayak ethnic group formerly known as Sea Dayak who live in Sarawak the Indonesian province of […]
Gayo language
Gayo is the spoken language of some 300000 people (2000) in the mountain region of North Sumatra around Takengon Gayo Lues Bener Meriah Southeast Aceh Genteng and Lokop. It is […]
Buginese language
Buginese (Basa Ugi elsewhere also Bahasa Bugis Bugis Bugi De) is the language spoken by about four million people mainly in the southern part of Sulawesi Indonesia.
Balinese language
Balinese or simply Bali is a Malayo-Polynesian language spoken by 3.3 million people (as of 2000) on the Indonesian island of Bali as well as northern Nusa Penida western Lombok […]
Sinhala language
Sinhala (සිංහල siṁhala [ˈsiŋɦələ]) also known as Sinhalese /sɪnəˈliːz/ is the native language of the Sinhalese people who make up the largest ethnic group in Sri Lanka numbering about 16 […]