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lingua franca artinya

basantara

UK/ˈlɪŋ.ɡwə ˈfɹæŋ.kə/

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British/ˈlɪŋ.ɡwə ˈfɹaŋ.kə/

lingua franca in Indonesian: basantara, lingua franca, bahasa perantara, bahasa pasar. In English, lingua franca means 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 that is not the first language of any of its speakers.

Indonesian words for lingua franca

common language
basantara, lingua franca, bahasa perantara, bahasa pasar, bahasa dagang

English meaning of lingua franca

  1. noun 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 that is not the first language of any of its speakers.

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Questions about lingua franca in Indonesian

What is the meaning of lingua franca in Indonesian?
Lingua franca in Indonesian is basantara, lingua franca, bahasa perantara, bahasa pasar.
Apa arti lingua franca?
Lingua franca: basantara, lingua franca, bahasa perantara, bahasa pasar.
What does lingua franca mean in English?
Lingua franca means 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 that is not the first language of any of its speakers.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: lingua franca (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Indonesian words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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