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'''''Bahasa''''', '''''bhasa''''', '''''basa''''', or '''''phasa''''' is the word for "language" in many Asian languages, which derives from the [[Social:Sanskrit|Sanskrit]] word भाषा ''{{IAST|bhāṣā}}'' "speech, spoken language". In many modern languages in [[Place:South Asia|South Asia]] and [[Place:Southeast Asia|Southeast Asia]] which have been influenced by Sanskrit or [[Social:Pali|Pali]], ''bahasa'' and cognate terms are used to mean "language" in general.

==Language names==
* [[Social:Kannada|Kannada language]] is ಕನ್ನಡ ಭಾಷೆ (''Kannada bhaashe'')
* [[Social:Hindi|Hindi language]] is हिंदी भाषा (''Hindi bhaṣa'')
* [[Social:Gujarati language|Gujarati language]] is ગુજરાતી ભાષા (''Gujarātī bhāṣā'')
* [[Social:Assamese language|Assamese language]] is অসমীয়া ভাষা (''Axomiya bhaxa'') 
* [[Social:Bengali language|Bengali language]] is বাংলা ভাষা (''Bangla bhasha'')
* [[Social:Nepali language|Nepali language]] is नेपाली भाषा (''Nepal bhaṣa'')
* Newar language is नेपाल भाषा (''Nepal bhaṣa'')
* [[Social:Burmese language|Burmese language]] is ''Myanma bhasa'' ({{lang-my|မြန်မာဘာသာ}})
* [[Social:Mon language|Mon Language]] is ဘာသာမန် (pheisaa Mon)
* [[Social:Sinhalese language|Sinhalese language]] is ''Siŋhala bhāṣāva'' ({{lang-si|සිංහල භාෂාව}})
* [[Social:Malay language|Malay language]] is ''bahasa Melayu''
** [[Social:Malaysian language|Malaysian language]] is ''bahasa Malaysia''
** [[Social:Indonesian language|Indonesian language]] is ''bahasa Indonesia''
* Tausug language is ''bahasa Sūg''
* Betawi language is ''bahasa Betawi''
* Cia-Cia language is ''bahasa Ciacia'' 
* [[Social:Javanese language|Javanese language]] is ''basa Jawa'', also ''basa Jawi''
* [[Social:Sundanese language|Sundanese language]] is ''basa Sunda''
* [[Social:Balinese language|Balinese language]] is ''basa Bali''
* [[Social:Minangkabau language|Minangkabau language]] is ''baso Minangkabau''
* Acehnese language is ''bahsa Acèh''
* [[Social:Khmer language|Khmer language]] is ''phiesa Khmae'' ({{lang-km|ភាសាខ្មែរ}})
* [[Social:Lao language|Lao language]] is ''phasa Lao'' ({{lang-lo|ພາສາລາວ}})
* [[Social:Thai language|Thai language]] is ''phasa Thai'' ({{lang-th|ภาษาไทย}})
* Bahasa Rojak means "mixed language" in Malay
* Indonesian slang is sometimes referred to as ''bahasa gaul'' or ''bahasa prokem''

==Usage==
The word "Bahasa" in English is sometimes used to refer specifically to the [[Social:Malay language|Malay language]] (especially its [[Social:Indonesian language|Indonesian]] variety), usually by Western expatriates and their English-speaking Malaysian-Indonesian associates. This usage is of colonial origin, has never gained currency in linguistic circles and is considered incorrect by some.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20050508115242/http://www.hawaii.edu/indolang/malay.html "Bahasa Indonesia: The Indonesian Language," George Quinn, Australian National University]</ref> When Malaysian or Indonesian speakers refer to other languages, the non-capitalized word "bahasa" ("language") is used; for example, English and Italian are called ''bahasa Inggris'' and ''bahasa Italia'' respectively.

==See also==
*Basa (disambiguation)#Languages

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/the-natyashastra/d/doc210088.html Rules on the use of Languages (bhāṣā)], Chapter XVIII of the Nāṭyaśāstra

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