Nusa Penida Balinese

Nusa Penida Balinese
Basa Nosa
ᬪᬵᬱᬵᬩᬮᬶᬦᬸᬲᬧᭂᬦᬶᬤ Basa Bali nusa pĕnida
Some example word in Nusa Penida Balinese and its translation into Indonesian and English
Native to	Indonesia
Region	Nusa Penida
Ethnicity	Nusa Penidian
Native speakers	59,900 (2022 census)[1]
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Malayo-Sumbawan (?) Bali–Sasak–Sumbawa Balinese Nusa Penida Balinese
Early form	Old Balinese
Writing system	Latin script Balinese script
Official status
Regulated by	Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa Balai bahasa provinsi Bali
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
Glottolog	nusa1244
Areas in Klungkung Regency where Nusa Penida Balinese is a majority   Areas in Klungkung Regency where Nusa Penida Balinese is a significant minority language
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The Nusa Penida Balinese, Nusa Penidian Balinese or locally known as Basa Nosa^[2] , is a dialect of the Balinese language that is spoken in Nusa Penida and smaller islands around it such as Nusa Lembongan and Nusa Ceningan which is administratively part of Klungkung Regency.^[2] This dialect is difficult for mainland Balinese speakers to understand it, in verbally or in writing. This dialect has similarities to Bali Aga Balinese another dialects of the Balinese language used by the Bali Aga people which still uses ancient Balinese words that are no longer used in standard Balinese^[2]

This dialect is considered the most unique and distinct among Balinese dialects, as it is mutually unintelligible with standard Balinese and other Balinese dialects spoken in mainland Bali, both orally and in written form. Due to its significant differences from other Balinese dialects, and the extensive use of vocabulary not found in the Balinese dictionary, it is exceedingly difficult for mainland Balinese individuals to communicate fluently and directly with the Nusa Penida islander.^[2]

Because of this, Nusa Penida speakers who live on mainland Bali often experience discriminatory actions, they are called non-Balinese because of their language, even though Nusa Penida Balinese speakers are very loyal to their language, they are proud of their unique and different dialect. This dialect continues to experience an increase in speakers.^[2] In the 2022 census of speakers of this dialect is around 59,900 thousand people.