Banjarese language

Banjarese
basa Banjar jaku Banjar باس بنجر‎
Native to	Indonesia
Region	South Kalimantan Central Kalimantan East Kalimantan
Ethnicity	Banjarese
Native speakers	L1: 4,127,124 (2010 census)[1] L1 & L2: ~10,650,000
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Malayic Banjarese
Standard forms	Standard Banjarese
Dialects	Banjar Hulu[2][3] Banjar Kuala[4][5]
Writing system	Latin (predominantly) Jawi (sometimes)
Official status
Recognised minority language in	Indonesia South Kalimantan East Kalimantan
Regulated by	Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa
Language codes
ISO 639-3	bjn
Glottolog	banj1241
Linguasphere	31-MFA-fd
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The Banjar or Banjarese (basa Banjar; jaku Banjar, Jawi: باس بنجر‎) is an Austronesian language predominantly spoken by the Banjarese—an indigenous ethnic group native to Banjar regions— in the southeastern Kalimantan of Indonesia. The Banjarese language is the de facto lingua franca for various indigenous community especially in South Kalimantan, as well as Central Kalimantan (notably in Seruyan Regency and Sukamara Regency) and East Kalimantan in general.

Apart from the native Banjarese in Indonesia, the Banjarese language also spoken by little Banjarese diaspora abroad (such as in Brunei, Malaysia (notably in Sabah and Perak), and Singapore); however, they tend to not use it as their primary language, and their fluency degree is questionable.