Native to Indonesia Native speakers 340,000 (2000 census) Glottolog bang1365 | Region Sumatra ISO 639-3 mfb | |
Dialects Mentok
Belinyu
Sungailiat
Koba
Toboali
Lom Language family Austronesian languages |
Bangka or Bangka Malay is a Malayan language spoken in Indonesia, specifically on the Island of Bangka in the Bangka–Belitung Islands of Sumatra. There are several dialects of Bangka Malay, including Mentok, Belinyu, Sungailiat, Koba, Toboali, and Lom (Belom, Mapor). The Lom community has lived separately from mainstream Malay and is known for refusing Islam. Bangka Malay has a distinct vocabulary, grammar and phonology from other Malayan languages.
References
Bangka Malay Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA