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Bangka Malay

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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