bahasa mati

Indonesian

Etymology

bahasa (“language”) +‎ mati (“dead”).

Noun

bahasa mati

(linguistics) dead language, a language which no longer has any native speakers.

Further reading

“bahasa mati” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

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