bahasa pasar

Indonesian

Etymology

bahasa (language) + pasar (market).

Noun

bahasa pasar

  1. (linguistics) lingua franca, a common language used by people of diverse backgrounds to communicate with one another, often a basic form of speech with simplified grammar, particularly, one not the first language of any of its speakers.
    Synonyms: basantara, bahasa dagang

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