Betawi

English

Etymology

From Indonesian orang Betawi (“people of Batavia”), from Indonesian orang (“man”, “person”) and Dutch Batavia

Proper noun

Betawi

1. An Indonesian ethnic group consisting of the descendants of the people living around Batavia (Jakarta) from around the 17th century.
2. The Betawi language, a Malay-based creole language spoken by the ethnic group

Translations

Indonesian ethnic group

Dutch: Betawi, Bataaf, Batavi pl.

Indonesian: orang Betawi Malay: orang Betawi (ms), Betawi (ms)

Language spoken by the Betawi ethnic group

Malay: bahasa Betawi (ms), Betawi (ms)

External links

• Betawi people on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Betawi language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Betawi language
• Ethnologue entry for Betawi, bew