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Moluccas
Moluccas or Spice Islands, Bahasa Indonesia Maluku, Du. Molukken, island group and prov. (1990 pop. 1,856,075), c.32,300 sq mi (83,660 sq km), E Indonesia, between Sulawesi and New Guinea. The capital of the province is Ambon, on Ambon island. The group's many islands include Halmahera (t... Read more
Malayo-Polynesian languages
Malayo-Polynesian languages , sometimes also called Austronesian languages , family of languages estimated at from 300 to 500 tongues and understood by approximately 300 million people in Madagascar; the Malay Peninsula; Indonesia and New Guinea; the Philippines; Taiwan; the Melanesian, Micronesi... Read more
Pramoedya Ananta Toer
Pramoedya Ananta Toer 1925-2006, modern Indonesia's preeminent writer of fiction, b. Blora, Java. The son of a nationalist headmaster, he was a longtime journalist, involved left-wing politics from the 1940s until his death. Pramoedya, who wrote in Bahasa Indonesia, composed his first novel, The F... Read more
East Timor
East Timor or Timor-Leste , Tetum Timor Lorosae, republic, officially Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste (2002 est. pop. 800,000), 5,950 sq mi (15,410 sq km), in the Lesser Sundas, Malay Archipelago, off the SE Asia mainland. The country occupies the somewhat narrower, eastern half of Timor ... Read more
language
language systematic communication by vocal symbols. It is a universal characteristic of the human species. Nothing is known of its origin, although scientists have identified a gene that clearly contributes to the human ability to use language. Scientists generally hold that it has been so long in ... Read more
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially Republic of Indonesia, republic (2005 est. pop. 241,974,000), c.735,000 sq mi (1,903,650 sq km), SE Asia, in the Malay Archipelago. The fourth most populous country in the world, Indonesia comprises more than 13,000 islands extending c.3,000 mi (4,830 km) along the equator fro... Read more
Malaysia
Malaysia , independent federation (2005 est. pop. 23,953,000), 128,430 sq mi (332,633 sq km), Southeast Asia. The official capital and by far the largest city is Kuala Lumpur ; Putrajaya is the adminstrative capital. Land and People Malaysia consists of two parts: West Malaysia, also ... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Bahasa"

BAHASA INDONESIA
Book article from: Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language BAHASA INDONESIA, BAHASA MALAYSIA . See MALAYSIAN ENGLISH .
Bahasa Indonesia
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Bahasa Indonesia , another name for Indonesian, one of the Malayo-Polynesian languages .
Alorese
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures ...citizens of Indonesia, most Alorese speak Bahasa Indonesia in addition to their native...population uses the national language (Bahasa Indonesia) as their daily language. Roughly 40 percent can speak Bahasa Indonesia but uses another local language...
Indonesians
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cultures ...Indonesia POPULATION: 195 million LANGUAGE: Bahasa Indonesia (official language); various...education, and mass media. It is Bahasa Indonesia, a dialect of Malay. For the majority of Indonesians, Bahasa Indonesia is the language used in public...
Kédang
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures ...features of social structure and religious ideas. There are also similarities with speakers of Bahasa Alor on the islands of Pantar and Alor to the east. Bahasa Alor may be regarded as a dialect of Lamaholot. They are not culturally or linguistically...
Ambonese
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures ...spoken in the interiors of Ceram and Bum. These so-called bahasa tanah (languages of the land) are also still widely used in...of both groups is also familiar with the national language, Bahasa Indonesia, a form of "standard" Malay and the medium of formal...
Asmat
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cultures ...POPULATION: 65,000 LANGUAGE: Asmat-Kamoro language family; Bahasa Indonesia (national language of Indonesia) RELIGION: Christianity...now have a written form of their spoken language. A form of Bahasa Indonesia, the national language of the Republic of Indonesia...
Indonesia
Encyclopedia entry from: Worldmark Encyclopedia of National Economies ...Indonesia than in any other country. The official language is Bahasa Indonesia, a modified form of Malay adopted as a national language...in Jakarta or by parents from different ethnic groups, speak Bahasa Indonesia as a second language after their native tongue, one...
Malayo-Polynesian languages
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Madagascar; Malay, in Malaysia; Indonesian (also called Bahasa Indonesia, and based on Malay), in Indonesia; and Pilipino...Malaysia and the island of Sumatra, in Indonesia; Indonesian or Bahasa Indonesia [Indonesian language], which is based on the Malay...
MALAYSIAN ENGLISH
Book article from: Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language ...the National Language Act of 1967 established Malay (renamed Bahasa Malaysia in 1963) as the sole official language, with some...Malay-medium. By the early 1980s, the process through which Bahasa Malaysia has become the national language of education was virtually...

Dictionary entries related to "Bahasa"

Indonesian
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English ...national of Indonesia, or a person of Indonesian descent. 2. the group of Austronesian languages, closely related to Malay, that are spoken in Indonesia and neighboring islands. ∎  another term for Bahasa Indonesia .
beriberi
Book article from: A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition ...heart failure may develop without the nerve damage being apparent (Shoshin or sudden beriberi). The name is derived from the Bahasa‐Malay word for sheep, to describe the curious sheep‐like gait adopted by sufferers.
rambutan
Book article from: A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition ...yellowish‐red, soft spines with large seed surrounded by white juicy flesh, similar to lychee . The name means ‘hairy man of the jungle’ in Bahasa‐Malay, reflecting the appearance of the fruit.

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Bahasa needs a push, too
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 7/16/2009; ; 700+ words ; ...Shah New Straits Times 07-16-2009 Bahasa needs a push, too Byline: Baharudin...settled on the debate on whether English or Bahasa Malaysia should be used in the teaching...the decision to raise the prestige of Bahasa Malaysia and strengthen the use of the...
Bahasa Rojak days numbered
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 7/9/2004; ; 444 words ; ...Yatim New Straits Times 07-09-2004 Bahasa Rojak days numbered Byline: A. Hafiz...countless other English words found in Bahasa Melayu over radio, television, and even...National Language Act 1963 to get rid of "Bahasa Rojak" in everyday conversation. He...
Musa: Bahasa baku not widely used by public
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 1/24/2000; 659 words ; ...New Straits Times 01-24-2000 Musa: Bahasa baku not widely used by public Edition...The Government decided to do away with bahasa baku pronunciation because it is not widely...Cabinet decided it was not necessary for bahasa baku pronunciation to be taught in schools...
Standardisation of Bahasa vital
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 1/30/2000; ; 700+ words ; ...Times 01-30-2000 Standardisation of Bahasa vital Byline: A. Kadir Jasin Edition...enjoyable tongue-in-cheek letter on the Bahasa Melayu baku controversy. Not many people can write Bahasa Malaysia with such flair, wit and candour...
Bahasa baku order deferred (HL)
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 1/27/2000; ; 481 words ; ...Ahmad New Straits Times 01-27-2000 Bahasa baku order deferred (HL) Byline: Abdul...today suspended the directive not to use bahasa baku pronunciation in schools pending...for broadcasting to revert to standard Bahasa Malaysia pronunciation stays. Deputy...
Show to explore intricacies of Bahasa Melayu
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 6/2/2001; ; 566 words ; ...2001 Show to explore intricacies of Bahasa Melayu Byline: Shuib Taib Edition: 2...YOU may have heard this pantun from your Bahasa Melayu teacher or in a song, but do you...pantun is? Don't worry, for Jejak Bahasa will help you understand that and more...
Use Bahasa in digital products, operators urged
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 10/2/2000; 461 words ; New Straits Times 10-02-2000 Use Bahasa in digital products, operators urged...challenged operators of digital products to use Bahasa Melayu as a digital language. Speaking at the closing of the State-level Bulan Bahasa dan Sastera campaign last night, he said...
Schools can use bahasa baku
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 2/10/2000; ; 465 words ; ...Straits Times 02-10-2000 Schools can use bahasa baku Byline: Hayati Hayatudin Edition: Main...LUMPUR, Wed. - Schools can continue to use bahasa baku for the teaching and learning of Bahasa Melayu, Education Minister Tan Sri Musa Mohamad...
High time we spoke Bahasa with pride
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 10/17/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...Straits Times 10-17-2004 High time we spoke Bahasa with pride Byline: Kalimullah Hassan Edition...Peng's turn, he said: "Saya akan berucap dalam bahasa ibunda saya, yaitu Bahasa Melayu (I shall speak in my mother tongue, the...
Differing views on the use of bahasa baku pronunciation
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 1/25/2000; 552 words ; ...25-2000 Differing views on the use of bahasa baku pronunciation Edition: Main/Lifestyle...Umar Rs came up with his perspective on the bahasa baku issue. THE Cabinet last week decided that bahasa baku pronunciation will no longer be used...