bahasa perantara

Indonesian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From bahasa (“language”) +‎ perantara (“intermediary”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /baˌhasa pəranˈtara/ [baˌha.sa pə.ran̪ˈt̪a.ra]
  • Syllabification: ba‧ha‧sa pe‧ran‧ta‧ra

Noun

bahasa pêrantara (plural bahasa-bahasa perantara)

  1. (linguistics) lingua franca, link language (a common language used by people of diverse backgrounds to communicate with one another)
    Synonyms: bahasa dagang, bahasa pasar, lingua franca

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