Bangka Malay

Bangka Malay
Bangka Malay
Bahasa Bangka
Native to	Indonesia
Region	Sumatra
Native speakers	340,000 (2000 census)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian (disputed) Malayic Bangka Malay; ; ; ;
Dialects	Mentok ; Belinyu ; Sungailiat ; Koba ; Toboali ; Lom
Language codes
ISO 639-3	mfb
Glottolog	bang1365
ELP	Bangka

Bangka or Bangka Malay, is a Malayic language spoken in Indonesia, specifically on the Island of Bangka in the Bangka Belitung Islands of Sumatra. There are several dialects of Bangka Malay, including Mentok, Belinyu, Sungailiat, Koba, Toboali and Lom (Belom, Mapor). The Lom community has lived separately from mainstream Malay and is known for refusing Islam. Bangka Malay has a distinct vocabulary, grammar and phonology from other Malay languages.

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