Betawi language

Betawi language

language
name=Betawi
nativename=Bahasa Betawi
region=Jakarta (Indonesia)
speakers=2.7 million (1993)
rank=
familycolor=Creole
fam1=Malay creole
iso1="none"|iso2=bew|iso3=bew

The Betawi language is the spoken language of the Betawi people in Jakarta, Indonesia. It is the native language of about 2,700,000 people (1993). It is a Malay-based creole.

The name "Betawi" stems from Batavia, the official name for Jakarta during the era of the Dutch East Indies.

External links

* [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=bew Entry at Ethnologue]


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