Bahasa, Bhas a, Basa, or Phasa is the word for "language" in many Asian languages, which derives from the Sanskrit word भाषा bhāṣā "spoken language". In many modern languages in South Asia and Southeast Asia which have been influenced by Sanskrit or Pali, bahasa and cognate words are now used to mean "language" in general.
Hindi language is Hindi Bhasa
Indonesian language is Bahasa Indonesia
Malaysian language is Bahasa Malaysia
Malay language is Bahasa Melayu
Javanese language is Basa Jawa, also Basa Jawi
Sundanese language is Basa Sunda
Balinese language is Basa Bali
Tausug language is Bahasa Sūg
Minangkabau language is Baso Minangkabau
Betawi language is Bahasa Betawi
Acehnese language is Bahsa Acèh
Cia-Cia language is Bahasa Ciacia
Khmer language is Phiesa Khmae (Khmer: ភាសាខ្មែរ)
Lao language is Phasa Lao (Lao: ພາສາລາວ)
Thai language is Phasa Thai (Thai: ภาษาไทย)
Burmese language is Myanma bhasa (Burmese: မြန်မာဘာသာ)
Sinhala language is Siŋhala bhāṣāva (Sinhalese: සිංහල භාෂාව)
Newar language is Nepal Bhasa
Malaysian Sign Language is Bahasa Isyarat Malaysia
Bahasa Rojak means "mixed language" in Malay
Indonesian slang is sometimes referred to as Bahasa gaul or Bahasa prokem
The word "Bahasa" in English to refer to Indonesian or Malay, usually by Western expatriates and their English-speaking Indonesian associates, is of colonial origin and is considered "incorrect". When Indonesian or Malay speakers refer to other languages, the word "Bahasa" is used; for example, English is called bahasa Inggris (not Bahasa Inggris) literally "English language".
