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ACE ISO 639-3

Aceh

Aceh, Bahsa Acèh Autonym

A language of Indonesia

ISO 639
ace
Alternate Names
Acehnese, Achehnese, Achinese, Atjehnese, Basa Acèh
Autonym
Aceh, Bahsa Acèh
Population
3,500,000 (2000 census).
Location:
Aceh province: Aceh Barat, Aceh Barat Daya, Aceh Besar, Aceh Jaya, Aceh Selatan, Aceh Singkil, Aceh Tamiang, Aceh Timur, Aceh Utara, Bireuen, Kota Langsa, Kota Lhokseumawe, Nagan Raya, Pidie, and Pidie Jaya regencies, on Weh and neighboring islands; North Sumatra province: Tapanuli Tengah regency, south coast enclave.
Language Status
6b (Threatened). De facto language of provincial identity in Aceh province.
Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Malayo-Chamic, Chamic, Acehnese
Dialects
Banda Aceh, Baruh, Bueng, Daja, Pase, Pidie (Pedir, Timu), Tunong.
Typology
SVO.
Language Use
Mixed use: Home, Community, Work, Education. Some young people, all adults. Positive attitudes. Also use Indonesian [ind], with some youth shifting, mostly in the cities and for education.
Language Development
Prefer reading in Indonesian [ind]. Literature. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 1997.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Aceh
Writing
Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments
Muslim.

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Location: Aceh province: Aceh Barat, Aceh Barat Daya, Aceh Besar, Aceh Jaya, Aceh Selatan, Aceh Singkil, Aceh Tamiang, Aceh Timur, Aceh Utara, Bireuen, Kota Langsa, Kota Lhokseumawe, Nagan Raya, Pidie, and Pidie Jaya regencies, on Weh and neighboring islands; North Sumatra province: Tapanuli Tengah regency, south coast enclave.