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Bahasa, Bhas a, Basa, or Phasa is the word for "language" in many Asian languages, which derives from the Sanskrit word भाषा "spoken language". In many modern languages in South Asia and Southeast Asia which have been influenced by Sanskrit or Pali, bahasa and cognate words are now used to mean "language" in general.

It may refer to:

  • The Hindi language, or Hindi Bhasa
  • The Indonesian language, or Bahasa Indonesia
  • The Malay language, or Bahasa Melayu
  • The Javanese language, or Basa Jawa, also Basa Jawi
  • The Sundanese language, or Basa Sunda
  • The Balinese language, or Basa Bali
  • The Tausug language, or Bahasa Sūg
  • The Minangkabau language, or Baso Minangkabau
  • The Betawi language, or Bahasa Betawi
  • The Acehnese language, or Bahsa Acèh
  • The Cia-Cia language, or Bahasa Ciacia
  • The Khmer language, or Phiesa Khmae
  • The Lao language, or Phasa Lao
  • The Thai language, or Phasa Thai
  • The Burmese language, or Myanma bhasa
  • The Sinhala language, or Siŋhala bhāṣāva
  • The Newar language, or Nepal Bhasa
  • The Malaysian Sign Language
  • The Manually Coded Malay
  • The Bahasa Rojak, a form of code-switching in Malaysia
  • The Indonesian slang, sometimes referred to as Bahasa gaul or Bahasa prokem

Usage examples of "bahasa".

Fifteen or so saronged Indonesian tourists were waiting on the other side of the gate, conversing in Bahasa pidgin and sipping locally bottled designer water.

He switched to Bahasa Malay and spoke at some length, evidently recounting their ordeal.

For one thing, Hidaka had made it clear to the Indonesians that any extended conversation in their native tongue of Bahasa would not be tolerated.

Nor had the young farmer shown any desire to switch from Terrangio to Bahasa Indonesia, so Flinx's hastily acquired vocabulary was not put to the test.

They alternately tickled and battered the senses not only in English, Hopi, Navaho, and Zuni, but also in Japanese, Mandarin, Thai, Bahasa Indonesia, Malay, Tagalog, and the inescapable Spanish of the South American community.