Bangka
A language of Indonesia (Sumatra)
ISO 639-3: mfb
This ISO 639-3 code has undergone change through the merging of one or more retired code elements. For more information, see the code change history documentation.
| Population | 340,000 (2000 census). |
| Region | Sumatra, Bangka Island. |
| Language map |
Indonesia, Sumatra, reference number 2 |
| Dialects | Urban (Jakarta), North, Central, South, Lom (Belom, Mapor). |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Malayo-Sumbawan, North and East, Malayic, Malay |
| Comments | A network of dialects with distinct lexical, phonological, and grammatical innovations set Bangka apart from other Malay speech varieties. Muslim, traditional religion. |
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