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
- Kannada language is ಕನ್ನಡ ಭಾಷೆ ("Kannada Bhaashe")
- Hindi language is हिंदी भाषा (Hindi Bhasa)
- Assamese Language is অসমীয়া ভাষা (Axomiya Bhaxa)
- Bengali language is বাংলা ভাষা (Bangla Bhasha)
- Nepali language is नेपाली भाषा (Nepal Bhasa)
- Newar language is नेपाल भाषा (Nepal Bhasa)
- Burmese language is Myanma bhasa (Burmese: မြန်မာဘာသာ)
- Sinhala language is Siŋhala bhāṣāva (Sinhalese: සිංහල භාෂාව)
- Indonesian language is Bahasa Indonesia
- Malaysian language is Bahasa Malaysia
- Malay language is Bahasa Melayu
- Tausug language is Bahasa Sūg
- Betawi language is Bahasa Betawi
- Cia-Cia language is Bahasa Ciacia
- Javanese language is Basa Jawa, also Basa Jawi
- Sundanese language is Basa Sunda
- Balinese language is Basa Bali
- Minangkabau language is Baso Minangkabau
- Acehnese language is Bahsa Acèh
- Khmer language is Phiesa Khmae (Khmer: ភាសាខ្មែរ)
- Lao language is Phasa Lao (Lao: ພາສາລາວ)
- Thai language is Phasa Thai (Thai: ภาษาไทย)
- 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 is used to refer to both Malaysian and Indonesian, usually by Western expatriates and their English-speaking Malaysian-Indonesian associates, is of colonial origin and is considered "incorrect".[1] When Malaysian or Indonesian speakers refer to other languages, the non-capitalized word "bahasa" is used; for example, English and Italian are called bahasa Inggris and bahasa Italia (not Bahasa Inggris and Bahasa Italia), literally "English language" and "Italian language" respectively.
See also
References
External links
- Rules on the use of Languages (bhāṣā), Chapter XVIII of the Nāṭyaśāstra