bahasa perantara

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of bahasa (“language”) +‎ perantara (“intermediary”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˌha.sa pə.ranˈta.ra/, [baˌha.sa pə.ranˈt̪a.ra]

Noun

bahasa perantara

1. (linguistics) koine, lingua franca, link language, trade language, vehicular language: a common language used by people of diverse backgrounds to communicate with one another, often a basic form of speech with simplified grammar, particularly, one that is not the first language of any of its speakers.

   Synonyms: bahasa dagang, basantara, lingua franca, bahasa pasar

Further reading

• “bahasa perantara” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.