Acehnese language
| Acehnese | |
|---|---|
| Achinese | |
| Bahsa/Basa Acèh بهسا اچيه | |
Bahsa/Basa Acèh written in Jawi script (Jawoë) | |
| Pronunciation | [bahsa at͡ʃɛh] |
| Native to | Indonesia Malaysia |
| Region | Aceh, Sumatra Kedah |
| Ethnicity | 3.37 million Acehnese (2010 census) |
Native speakers | 2.8 million (2010 census) |
Austronesian
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| Dialects | Acehnese dialects |
| Latin script (Acehnese alphabet) Jawi script (Jawoe) | |
| Official status | |
Official language in | Indonesia |
| Regulated by | Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa (in Indonesia) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-2 | ace |
| ISO 639-3 | ace |
| Glottolog | achi1257 |
Areas where Acehnese is a majority
Areas where Acehnese is a significant minority | |
Acehnese (/ˌɑːtʃəˈniːz/ AH-chə-NEEZ; Bahsa/Basa Acèh; Jawoe: بهسا اچيه, IPA: [bahsa at͡ʃɛh]), also written as Achinese, is an Austronesian language of the Chamic branch natively spoken by the Acehnese people in Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia. This language is also spoken by Acehnese descendants in some parts of Malaysia like in Yan District, Kedah. Acehnese is used as the co-official language in the province of Aceh, alongside Indonesian.
Being part of the Chamic languages group, Acehnese is the only Austronesian language of the Chamic branch spoken in Indonesia, its closest relatives are the other Chamic languages, which are principally spoken in Vietnam and Cambodia.