Aceh
A language of Indonesia (Sumatra)
| Population | 3,500,000 (2000 census). |
| Region | Aceh Province (north tip of Sumatra), coastal areas. |
| Language map |
Indonesia, Sumatra, reference number 1 |
| Alternate names | Achinese, Achehnese |
| Dialects | Banda Aceh, Baruh, Bueng, Daja, Pase, Pidie (Pedir, Timu), Tunong. |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Malayo-Sumbawan, North and East, Chamic, Achenese |
| Language use | Trade language. Language of wider communication. Vigorous. All domains except education and government. All ages. Positive attitude. Also use Indonesian [ind]. |
| Language development | Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 1997. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | SVO. Muslim. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
Anonymous. 2012. Vietnam word list (revised): Aceh.
COLLINS, I. Vaughn, author. 1969. "The position of Atjehnese among Southeast Asian languages."
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GARCEZ, Lilian; TRUONG, Christina Lai, authors. 2009. Participatory methods for language documentation and conservation: building community awareness and engagement.
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KLAMER, Marian, author. 2006. "Split S in the Indonesian area: forms, semantics, geography."
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KLAMER, Marian, author. 2008. "Split S in the Indonesian area: forms, semantics, geography."
LEE, Ernest W., author. 1993. Review of: a grammar of Acehnese on the basis of a dialect of North Aceh, by Mark Durie.
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