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Balinese

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Balinese
Basa Bali
name
The indigenous language spoken by the Balinese people on the island of Bali.

“Basa Bali ento basa daerah.”

Balinese is a regional language.

Also means
  1. the Balinese language

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

Adapted
Balinese
ᬧᬸᬭᬶMeans bali
noun
A palace or the traditional residence of royalty in Bali.

“ᬭᬚᬦᬶᬫᬿᬓᬾᬦ᭄ᬇᬤᬶᬧᬸᬭᬶ.”

The king lives in the palace.

Also means
  1. Balinese spelling of puri (“palace, royal residence”)
  2. Balinese spelling of puri

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Balinese
ᬩᬜ᭄ᬚᬃ[ban-jar]Means bali
noun
A traditional administrative unit or neighborhood organization in Bali.

“ᬧᬸᬦᬶᬓᬾᬩᬜ᭄ᬚᬃᬲᬶᬬᬵᬦ᭄᭞”

That is the local neighborhood unit.

Also means
  1. Balinese spelling of banjar
  2. Banjar

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Balinese
ᬩᬲᬩᬮᬶMeans bali
name
This refers to the Balinese language. It is the traditional language spoken by the people of Bali.

“ᬬᬦ᭄ ᬢᬶᬬᬗ᭄ ᬫᬓᬾᬧᬾᬮ᭄ ᬩᬲᬩᬮᬶ”

I am learning the Balinese language.

Also means
  1. Balinese spelling of Basa Bali
  2. Balinese language

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

Adapted
Balinese
kelodMeans bali
noun
A directional term used in Bali to indicate the direction toward the sea or downstream.

“I tiang luas ka kelod.”

I am going toward the sea.

Also means
  1. downstream
  2. north
  3. south

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Balinese
banjar[ban-jar]Means bali
noun
A banjar is a local community organization or village council in Bali consisting of married men. It manages social, religious, and administrative affairs for the residents in a specific area.

“Ditu di banjar, krama sami mapupul ngrembug parikrama desa.”

There at the banjar, all the villagers gathered to discuss village activities.

Also means
  1. banjar (a Balinese village council made up of married men)
  2. a Balinese village council

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

Adapted
Balinese
sawungMeans bali
noun
A term referring to a cockfight, which is a traditional activity in Bali.

“Ipun luas ka peken lakar nyingakin sawung.”

He went to the market to watch the cockfight.

Also means
  1. cockfight

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Balinese
prabekelMeans bali
noun
The person who is in charge of a village in Bali. They are responsible for local administration.

“Prabekel sane nyurat surat punika.”

The village head is the one who wrote that letter.

Also means
  1. head of a village

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Balinese
ᬦᬸᬲ[nu-sa]Appears in an example
noun
The Balinese script for nusa, which means island.

“ᬦᬸᬲᬩᬮᬶᬲᬸᬩᬕᬾᬤᬾ᭞”

The island of Bali is already big.

Also means
  1. Balinese spelling of nusa
  2. island

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

Adapted
Balinese
ᬯᬭᬶᬄAppears in an example
noun
The Balinese script spelling for warih, which means a descendant or offspring.

“ᬯᬭᬶᬄᬩᬮᬶ”

The descendant of Bali.

Also means
  1. descendant

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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