Alternate Names: Bandjarese, Banjar Malay, Banjarese, Labuhan
Dialects: Hulu, Kuala. Lexically influenced by Javanese ,. Lexical similarity: 73% with Indonesian ,, 66% with Tamuan (Malayic Dayak) ,, 45% with Bakumpai ,, 35% with Ngaju ,. A member of macrolanguage Malay ,.
Status Notes: Banjar became a LWC through trade. LWC in the market, in business, and in media. Banjar, already dominant in South Kalimantan Province, is also growing rapidly in Central and Eastern Kalimantan provinces.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 3,500,000 in Indonesia (2000 census), increasing. Population total all countries: 3,505,000.
Language Use: Vigorous. Many speakers lack fluency in Indonesian [ind].
Language Development: Newspapers. New media. TV. Dictionary.
Nation of Origin: Indonesia
Other Comments: Muslim.