Banjarese language

Banjarese
Banjarese
Banjar
Basa Banjar, Jaku Banjar; باس بنجر
	A trilingual English–Indonesian–Banjar warning sign
Pronunciation	[basa bandʒar], [dʒaku bandʒar]
Native to	Indonesia
Region	Kalimantan South Kalimantan; Central Kalimantan; East Kalimantan; Sumatra Riau; North Sumatra; Diaspora: ; Malaysia (notably in Perak, Selangor, Kedah and Johor), Singapore and Brunei Darussalam
Ethnicity	Banjarese
Native speakers	L1: 4,127,124 (2010 census); L1 & L2: ~10,650,000
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Malayic Banjarese; ; ;
Standard forms	Standard Banjarese
Dialects	Banjar Hulu; Banjar Kuala; Banjar Pesisir;
Writing system	Latin (Banjarese alphabet) (predominantly); Jawi (sometimes);
Official status
Recognised minority; language in	Indonesia South Kalimantan; Central Kalimantan; East Kalimantan;
Regulated by	Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa (in Indonesia)
Language codes
ISO 639-3	bjn
Glottolog	banj1239
Linguasphere	31-MFA-fd

Banjarese (/ˈbændʒəˌriːz/ BAN-juh-reez; Basa Banjar, Jaku Banjar, Jawi script: باس بنجر, IPA: [basa bandʒar], [dʒaku bandʒar]) or simply Banjar, is an Austronesian language of the Malayic branch predominantly spoken by the Banjarese—an indigenous ethnic group native to Banjar regions—in the southeastern Kalimantan of Indonesia. The Banjarese language is the de facto lingua franca for various indigenous communities, especially in South Kalimantan, as well as Central Kalimantan (notably in Seruyan Regency and Sukamara Regency) and East Kalimantan in general.

Banjarese also has a significant population in other provinces of Indonesia, especially in Sumatra (Riau and North Sumatra), and some regencies of Riau have a Banjarese-majority population, such as Indragiri Hilir Regency.

Apart from the native Banjarese in Indonesia, the Banjarese language also spoken by a small Banjarese diaspora abroad, notably in the Malaysian states of Perak, Selangor, Kedah and Johor, with significant minorities in Sabah, Brunei Darussalam and Singapore; however, they tend to not use it as their primary language, and their degree of fluency is questionable.