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It is the native language of perhaps 5 million people; a precise number is difficult to determine due to the vague use of the name. Betawi Malay is a popular informal language in contemporary Indonesia, used as the base of Indonesian slang and commonly spoken in Jakarta TV soap operas and some animated cartoons (e.g. Adit Sopo Jarwo). [2]
Sundanese language, spoken in West Java, Banten and Jakarta. Balinese language, spoken in Bali. Madurese language, spoken in Madura, Bawean and surrounding islands off the coast of Java. Sasak language, spoken in Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara. Barito languages: Ma'anyan language, closely related to the Malagasy language spoken in Madagascar.
Jakarta Special Capital Region, Kalimantan, and North Sumatra: scattered. 60 Dani, Western: dnw 6a 180,000 Papua province: Central highlands. 61 Lampung Nyo: abl 6a 180,000 Lampung province: 3 enclaves east between Kanan and Seputih rivers. 62 Sika: ski 6a 175,000 East Nusa Tenggara province: east Flores island. 63 Batak Dairi: btd 6b 172,000
Indonesian slang vernacular (Indonesian: bahasa gaul, Betawi: basa gaul), or Jakarta colloquial speech (Indonesian: bahasa informal, bahasa sehari-hari) is a term that subsumes various urban vernacular and non-standard styles of expression used throughout Indonesia that are not necessarily mutually intelligible.
Jakarta [b] (/ dʒ ə ˈ k ɑːr t ə /; Indonesian pronunciation: [dʒaˈkarta] ⓘ, Betawi: Jakartè), officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta (Indonesian: Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta; DKI Jakarta) and formerly known as Batavia until 1949, is the capital city of Indonesia and an autonomous region at the provincial level.
Japanese is an East Asian language spoken by about 126 million people, primarily in Japan, where it is the official language and national language. The influx of Japanese loanword can be classified into two periods, Japanese colonial administration period (1942–1945) and globalisation of Japanese popular culture (1980–now).
Other spoken languages in Sumatra: 1,345,387 0.63 25 Other languages of Southeast Sulawesi: 1,047,750 0.49 26 Other languages of West Nusa Tenggara: 1,020,035 0.48 27 Other languages of Lampung province 914,656 0.43 28 Other languages of North Sulawesi: 875,861 0.41 29 Other Sulawesi languages 812,851 0.38 30 Languages of Kalimantan: 758,010 0. ...
Mardijkers: Their name means "freeman" and derives from the Dutch pronunciation of the Malay word "merdeka", which means "free". The ancestors of the Mardijkers were captured as slaves from Portuguese controlled territories in India, Malacca, and Africa by the Dutch East India Company with varying ethnic origins, Including Europeans and various ...