Kangean | |
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bĕsa Kangéan | |
Native to | Indonesia |
Region | Kangean Islands |
Ethnicity | Kangean |
Native speakers | (110,000 cited 2000 census)[1] |
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | kkv |
Glottolog | kang1289 |
Kangean (bĕsa Kangéan) is a Austronesian language spoken by the Kangean people, which is an ethnic group native to Kangean Islands region, north of the Bali Sea.[2][3][4] It is native to Kangean and the surrounding islands. The Kangean language is closely related to Madurese and partly mutually intelligible with it, and is often considered a dialect of Madurese.[5]
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