Indonesian Arabic

Indonesian Arabic
Local Arabic
Bahasa Arab Indonesia
العربية الاندونيسية
Arabic speakers in Talise, Palu c. 1920
Native toIndonesia
RegionArea with a significant population of Arabs descent and pesantren
EthnicityArab Indonesians
Santri (formal)
Native speakers
60,000 (2010)[1]
Dialects
Arabic script
Language codes
ISO 639-3–
GlottologNone
IETFayh-ID
The location of Indonesian Arabic usage in the enclave is marked with a blue circle; it is primarily found in the eastern part of Java
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Indonesian Arabic (Arabic: العربية الاندونيسية, romanized: al-‘Arabiyya al-Indūnīsiyya, Indonesian: Bahasa Arab Indonesia) is a variety of Arabic spoken in Indonesia. It is primarily spoken by people of Arab descents and by students (santri) who study Arabic at Islamic educational institutions or pesantren. This language generally incorporates loanwords from regional Indonesian languages in its usage, reflecting the areas where it is spoken.

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