Bangka

A language of Indonesia

ISO 639: mfb
Population: 340,000 (2000 census). 50 or less speakers of the Lom dialect (Wurm 2007).
Location:: Bangka Belitung Islands province: widespread, Bangka island.
Language Status: 6a* (Vigorous).
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Malayo-Chamic, Malayic, Malay
Dialects: North Bangka, South Bangka, Lom (Belom, Mapor), Central Bangka, Capital City Urban Bangka, Port Urban Bangka. A member of macrolanguage Malay [msa].
Language Use: Lom dialect seriously endangered or moribund (2000 S. Wurm).
Other Comments: A network of dialects with distinct lexical, phonological, and grammatical innovations set Bangka apart from other Malay speech varieties. Muslim, traditional religion.

Location: Bangka Belitung Islands province: widespread, Bangka island.