bahasa pasar
Indonesian
Etymology
bahasa (“language”) + pasar (“market”).
Noun
bahasa pasar
- (linguistics) lingua franca, 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 not the first language of any of its speakers.
- Synonyms: basantara, bahasa dagang
Further reading
- “bahasa pasar” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.