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Bima

A language of Indonesia (Nusa Tenggara)

ISO 639-3bhp

Population  500,000 (1989).
Region  Sunda Islands, east Sumbawa Island, east of the isthmus.
Language map  Indonesia, Nusa Tenggara and Southwestern Maluku
Alternate names   Bimanese
Dialects  Kolo, Sangar (Sanggar), Toloweri, Bima, Mbojo.
Classification  Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Central Malayo-Polynesian, Bima-Sumba
Comments  Muslim, Christian.