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BJN ISO 639-3

Banjar

بنجر‎ (Banjar) Autonym

A language of Indonesia

ISO 639
bjn
Alternate Names
Bandjarese, Banjar Malay, Banjarese, Labuhan
Autonym
بنجر‎ (Banjar)
Population
3,650,000 in Indonesia (2015 UNSD), increasing. Total users in all countries: 3,655,000.
Location:
Central Kalimantan province: Palangkaraya, Pangkalanbun, and Sampit; East Kalimantan province: Kutai, Pasir, and Pulau Laut coastal regions, north toward Samarinda city and Mahakan delta; South Kalimantan province: Banjarmasin area; West Kalimantan province: some in coastal Matua; Kalimantan south and southeastern coasts, Java Sea and Makassar Strait.
Language Status
3 (Wider communication). Banjar became a LWC through trade. LWC in the market, in business, and in media. Banjar, already dominant in South Kalimantan Province, is also growing rapidly in Central and Eastern Kalimantan provinces.
Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Malayo-Chamic, Malayic, Malay
Dialects
Kuala, Hulu. Lexically influenced by Javanese [jav]. Lexical similarity: 73% with Indonesian [ind], 66% with Tamuan (Malayic Dayak) [xdy], 45% with Bakumpai [bkr], 35% with Ngaju [nij]. A member of macrolanguage Malay [msa].
Language Use
Vigorous. Also use Indonesian [ind].
Language Development
Newspapers. TV. Dictionary. Bible portions: 2019.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Banjar
Writing
Arabic script, Naskh variant [Arab].
Other Comments
Muslim.

Also Spoken in

Language Name
Banjar
User Population
5,000 in Malaysia (2013 SIL).
Location
Sabah: Keningau, Sandakan, Tawau, Tenom districts, scattered coastal settlements.
Language Status
7 (Shifting)
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Location: Central Kalimantan province: Palangkaraya, Pangkalanbun, and Sampit; East Kalimantan province: Kutai, Pasir, and Pulau Laut coastal regions, north toward Samarinda city and Mahakan delta; South Kalimantan province: Banjarmasin area; West Kalimantan province: some in coastal Matua; Kalimantan south and southeastern coasts, Java Sea and Makassar Strait.