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The Brunei Malay language, also called Bruneian Malay language ( Malay: Bahasa Melayu Brunei; Jawi: بهاس ملايو بروني ), is the most widely spoken language in Brunei and a lingua franca in some parts of Sarawak and Sabah, such as Labuan, Limbang, Lawas, Sipitang and Papar. [2] [3] Though Standard Malay is promoted as the ...
The Language and Literature Bureau ( Malay: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, DBP) is the Bruneian language authority of the country's official language Malay. It is also the operator of public libraries in the country. It was established in 1960 and is now a government department under the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports .
This process is headed by Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa on the Indonesian side and Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka as its Malaysian counterpart through Majlis Bahasa Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia (MABBIM). Authorities in both Brunei and Singapore generally abide by the Malaysian standard in disputes.
Brunei. ISBN. 9-991-70543-0. Kamus Bahasa Melayu Brunei is a dictionary of Brunei Malay, the native lingua franca in Brunei. [ 1] It is published by Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Brunei. The current publication is in its second edition, and contains more than 15,000 word entries.
The first Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Library was established in 1963 and it was temporarily housed in the then Department of Education. [1] [2] A new building was then constructed on Jalan Elizabeth II in Bandar Seri Begawan, which would become the headquarters for Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Brunei. The building began to be used in 1967 on 29 ...
Tutong is an Austronesian language and belongs to the Rejang–Baram group of languages spoken in Brunei as well as Kalimantan, Indonesia, and Sarawak, Malaysia. [2] Tutong is related to the Belait language with roughly 54% of basic vocabulary being cognate. [3]
8 December 2005 (2005-12-08) Branch of. Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Library. Muara Library ( Malay: Perpustakaan Muara) is a public library located in Muara in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei. Officially known in Malay as Perpustakaan Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Muara, it is one of the public libraries operated by Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Brunei.
The Kedayan (also known as Kadayan, Kadaian or Kadyan) are an ethnic group residing in Brunei, Federal Territory of Labuan, southwest of Sabah, and north of Sarawak on the island of Borneo. [1] [2] According to the Language and Literature Bureau of Brunei, the Kedayan language ( ISO 639-3: kxd) is spoken by about 30,000 people in Brunei, [3 ...