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    Ekari (also Ekagi, Kapauku, Mee) is a Trans–New Guinea language spoken by about 100,000 people in the Paniai lakes region of the Indonesian province of...
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    languages, regional lingua francas, foreign and additional languages, heritage languages, languages in the religious domain, English as a lingua franca, and sign...
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    includes the Tawi-Tawi chain of islands and the island of Basilan. It is a lingua franca spoken in different areas/islands of the archipelago. Due to migration...
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    standardized variety of Malay, an Austronesian language that has been used as a lingua franca in the multilingual Indonesian archipelago for centuries. With over...
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    primarily spoken in the city of Palembang and nearby lowlands, and also as a lingua franca throughout South Sumatra. Since parts of the region used to be under...
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    language") is designated the bahasa persatuan/pemersatu ("unifying language" or lingua franca) whereas the term "Malay" (bahasa Melayu) is domestically restricted...
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  • is on the west end of Timor Island. Kupang Malay is presently used as a lingua franca for inter-ethnic communication, and it also has native speakers....
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    from 200 to over 700, with the most widely spoken including Dani, Yali, Ekari and Biak. The predominant official religion is Christianity, followed by...
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  • Kumokio Mese, Nabak Komba, Selepet–Timbe Nomu Ono Sialum Kâte is the local lingua franca. Ross, Malcolm (2005). "Pronouns as a preliminary diagnostic for...
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  • Philippines, including people of Ternate descent) Kristang language "A Herança da Língua Portuguesa no Oriente (Ásia)" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 February 2014...
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  • Asia Archipelago as far as the Philippines. That contact resulted in a lingua franca ("trade language") that was called Bazaar Malay or low Malay and...
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  • including Yiddish, Ladino, and Judeo-Arabic. In addition, English serves as the lingua franca of Israel. Though many Jewish languages are not genetically related...
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  • used in the community and at home. The Ahe variety is also spoken as a lingua franca by native speakers with Land Dayak groups. However, younger speakers...
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  • generally known by other ethnic groups. The sporadic assertion about its lingua franca role has been noted to be mistaken. Bacan remains an in-group and...
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  • indigenous language of North Maluku, historically important as a regional lingua franca. A North Halmahera language, it is unlike most languages of Indonesia...
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  • Thumbnail for Larantuka Malay
    characteristics. Unlike the languages in these branches, this language never became a lingua franca or developed to the detriment of local languages. Larantuka Malay...
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  • especially in its pronouns. Before Alor Malay became lingua franca, Alorese language served as a lingua franca in the Alor-Pantar archipelago before Malay...
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  • Thumbnail for Belitung Malay
    living in various regions across Indonesia. Belitung Malay serves as the lingua franca among the people of Belitung, encompassing not only Malays but also...
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    la linguistique générale" [The Basque language and general linguistics]. Lingua (in French). I: 59–76. doi:10.1016/0024-3841(49)90045-5. Urquizu Sarasúa...
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  • language (Melayu Ambon). The latter is widely used in the Maluku Islands as a lingua franca and is a local form of Malay with additions of the local lexicon...
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  • language of Eastern Indonesia Malay. It is creolized because it is used as the lingua franca of the people in the area where other languages in the Austronesian...
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  • Thumbnail for Banjarese language
    southeastern Kalimantan of Indonesia. The Banjarese language is the de facto lingua franca for various indigenous community especially in South Kalimantan,...
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  • Thumbnail for Mukomuko language
    dialects generally persists. The Minangkabau language has been regarded as the lingua franca in northern Bengkulu, exerting its influence on neighboring languages...
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    cities throughout Indonesia by migrated Minangkabau. The language is also a lingua franca along the western coastal region of the province of North Sumatra...
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  • Thumbnail for Kerinci language
    However, its predominant use is informal, while Indonesian serves as the lingua franca in governmental institutions, education, and interethnic communication...
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  • taught in schools and churches in Ambon, and because of this it has become a lingua franca in Ambon and its surroundings. Christian speakers use Ambonese Malay...
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    the eastern tip of the island of New Guinea, for example Meybrat, Dani, Ekari, Asmat, Muyu and Sentani language. At this time, research efforts to find...
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  • Thumbnail for Mardijker Creole
    Portuguese (especially Malacca), and the slaves' Portuguese creole became the lingua franca of the new city. The name is Dutch for "freeman", as the slaves were...
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  • amongst Chinese Indonesians in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia. It is the lingua franca in Medan as well as the surrounding cities in the state of North...
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  • more distantly to Mandar, Massenrempulu, and Mamuju. Taeʼ is used as a lingua franca from south of the border with Buriko Wajo Regency to Malili East...
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