Balinese

Language Information

Balinese is the local language of the Indonesian island of Bali and the mother tongue of the Balinese people. It is spoken by 3.8 million people, equivalent to about 2.1 percent of Indonesia's population. Most Balinese speakers also speak Indonesian, the country's official language as their second language. It is spoken in Bali, in Lombok and in Java mostly by the Balinese people. It is written with the Balinese script and the Latin script.

Language Family: Austronesian, Sasak, Western Sumbawa

Balinese Language Sample

Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1

Bali

Sami manusane sane nyruwadi wantah merdeka tur maduwe kautamaan lan hak-hak sane pateh. Sami kalugrain papineh lan idep tur mangdane pada masawitra melarapan semangat pakulawargaan.

English translation

All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.

Source: OHCHR translations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights