Acehnese language

Acehnese
Acehnese
Bahsa/Basa Acèh; بهسا اچيه
	'Basa Acèh' written in Jawoë alphabet
Pronunciation	[bahsa at͡ʃeh]
Native to	Indonesia
Region	Aceh, Sumatra
Ethnicity	3.37 million Acehnese (2010 census)
Native speakers	2.8 million (2010 census)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Chamic Acehnese; ; ;
Writing system	Latin script; Jawoë script
Official status
Official language in	Indonesia Aceh (co-official with Indonesian);
Regulated by	Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa;
Language codes
ISO 639-2	ace
ISO 639-3	ace
Glottolog	achi1257
	Aceh Province, Sumatra

Acehnese or Achinese (Jawoë: بهسا اچيه) is an Austronesian language natively spoken by the Acehnese people in Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia. This language is also spoken by Acehnese descendants in some parts of Malaysia like Yan, in Kedah. Acehnese is used as the co-official language in the province of Aceh, Indonesia. Besides Indonesian used as the official language.

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