True, rarely do you hear Indonesians refer to their own language as "bahasa"
without also adding "Indonesia" (or Betawi, or Batak). The only people I
encounter who use "bahasa" to classify both Indonesian and Malay (and any
other language of the region) are missionaries and mis-informed travellers.

 Chris Henderson,
 NZ

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>  1. Infant Language Acquisition of Bahasa (as first language)
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> Date:    Tue, 11 May 2010 20:21:50 +1200
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> Subject: Re: Infant Language Acquisition of Bahasa (as first language)
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> Are you using the white colonial nickname for Indonesian and Malay when
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>  ask about "infant language acquisition of bahasa"? If not, one must ask
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> ich bahasa you are talking about.
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> tim behrend
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