BHP ISO 639-3
Bima
A language of Indonesia
- ISO 639
- bhp
- Alternate Names
- Bimanese
- Population
- 500,000 (1989).
- Location:
- East Nusa Tenggara province: Komodo island area; West Nusa Tenggara province: Sumbawa island, east of the isthmus, Banta and Sangeang islands.
- Language Status
- 6a* (Vigorous).
- Classification
- Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Bima-Lembata
- Dialects
- Kolo, Sangar (Sanggar), Toloweri, Bima, Mbojo.
- Language Development
- Dictionary. NT: 2001.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Bima
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- Muslim.
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: East Nusa Tenggara province: Komodo island area; West Nusa Tenggara province: Sumbawa island, east of the isthmus, Banta and Sangeang islands.
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