Language

Balinese

Balinese is a language in the Austronesian family spoken in Indonesia and Malaysia.

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Scripture in Balinese

A complete Bible is reported in Balinese.

From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.

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Where Balinese is spoken

  • Indonesia
  • Malaysia

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About Balinese

Language family
Austronesian
ISO 639-3 code
ban
Glottocode
bali1278
Also known as
Bali (Indonesia) · Bali: Lowland North Coastal

Dialects and varieties 6

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Balinese as a whole.

  • Bali: HighlandNo known Scripture
  • Bali: LowlandNo known Scripture
  • Bali: Lowland North CoastalNo known Scripture
  • Bali: Lowland SouthNo known Scripture
  • Bali: Nusa PenidaNo known Scripture
  • Bali: TrunyanNo known Scripture

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Sources

  • DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
  • GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
  • Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
  • Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained

Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0.