Banjar language

Spoken in

Austronesian

• Malayopolynesisch (MP) nuclear MP Malayo - Sumbawisch Malaysian

Bjn

The Banjaresische language is a malayopolynesische language is the mother tongue of the people of southern Borneo banjaresischen in Indonesia.

Since many Banjaresen are traveling merchants, they spread their language in many parts of Indonesia. Especially on the island of Borneo, the Banjaresische be considered as a lingua franca and is mainly used in 3 of the 4 provinces: southern Borneo, Ostborneo and central Borneo, with the exception of West Borneo, where frequently the official language of Malaysia, the Malay is spoken. On the other hand, lose many Banjaresen their native language, as a multinational state alone Indonesia is the Indonesian official language and minority languages ​​have no room.

The language has a large number of Malay and some Javanese cognates, but they usually have their own distinctive equivalents Banjaresisch.

Classification and dialects

Although the Banjaresische with its six million speakers, is widely regarded as a "local Malay ", studies could not even prove that the language is actually Malaysian. So far could only be demonstrated that with 80 percent probability, with the Malay and Iban language than with other Malayo - Sumbawanischen languages ​​Banjaresisch is more closely related. It is likely that it is even on the most distinctive of the Malay language that was included in the studies.

The banjaresische language is split into two main dialects; the upper reaches dialect ( Hulu Banjaresisch ) and the underflow dialect ( Kula - Banjaresisch ).