Balinese Malay

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Balinese Malay
Loloan Malay
Omong Kampong
Native to Indonesia
Region Bali (especially in Jembrana)
Ethnicity Loloan Malays
Native speakers
(25,000 cited 2000) [1]
Malay-based creole
  • Balinese Malay
Latin
Arab-Malay (Jawi)
Balinese
Official status
Recognised minority
language in
Language codes
ISO 639-3 mhp
Glottolog bali1279

Balinese Malay (Omong Kampong) [2] is a Malay-based creole language spoken in Bali, among the local Muslim community, known as Loloan Malays. [1] It is the language of the mixed population of the East Loloan and West Loloan villages. [2]

According to data from 2000, it is spoken by 25,000 people. Ethnologue classifies the language as Endangered. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Ethnologue: Languages of the World (unknown ed.). SIL International.[ This citation is dated, and should be substituted with a specific edition of Ethnologue ]
  2. 1 2 Suparwa, I Nyoman (2020-06-26). "Balinese Malay Language in the Hands of Young Generation". Scientific of Udayana Networking. Badung, Indonesia: Udayana University. Archived from the original on 2021-08-14. Retrieved 2021-08-14.