Bahasa
Bahasa, Bhas a, Basa, or Phasa is the word for "language" in many Asian languages, which derives from the Sanskrit word भाषा bhāṣā "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.
Language names
- Hindi language is Hindi Bhasa
- Indonesian language is Bahasa Indonesia
- Malaysian language is Bahasa Malaysia
- Malay language is Bahasa Melayu
- Javanese language is Basa Jawa, also Basa Jawi
- Sundanese language is Basa Sunda
- Balinese language is Basa Bali
- Tausug language is Bahasa Sūg
- Minangkabau language is Baso Minangkabau
- Betawi language is Bahasa Betawi
- Acehnese language is Bahsa Acèh
- Cia-Cia language is Bahasa Ciacia
- Khmer language is Phiesa Khmae (Khmer: ភាសាខ្មែរ)
- Lao language is Phasa Lao (Lao: ພາສາລາວ)
- Thai language is Phasa Thai (Thai: ภาษาไทย)
- Burmese language is Myanma bhasa (Burmese: မြန်မာဘာသာ)
- Sinhala language is Siŋhala bhāṣāva (Sinhalese: සිංහල භාෂාව)
- Newar language is Nepal Bhasa
- Malaysian Sign Language is Bahasa Isyarat Malaysia
- Bahasa Rojak means "mixed language" in Malay
- Indonesian slang is sometimes referred to as Bahasa gaul or Bahasa prokem
Usage
The word "Bahasa" in English to refer to Indonesian or Malay, usually by Western expatriates and their English-speaking Indonesian associates, is of colonial origin and is considered "incorrect".[1] When Indonesian or Malay speakers refer to other languages, the word "Bahasa" is used; for example, Arabic is called bahasa Arab (not Bahasa Arab) literally "Arabic language".
See also
References
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