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	BALINESE LANGUAGE
		Balinese is a required language for school children, and the first books that a student uses in school are written in his native tongue.
		Few Balinese know much High Balinese, for the simple reason that they seldom have any occasion to wishes to ask the pedanda for holy water or to participate in a ceremony, the group simply takes along one of the few people in the village who is fluent in High Balinese.
		Central to Balinese cultural practice are the concepts of pramada, "insubordination," and tulah, "divine revenge." It is insubordinate, pramada, for anyone to say or do anything that puts him in a higher or more prestigious position than is his rightful due, and it risks to question matters involving mystical forces.
	www.balivision.com /Article_Resources/TheBaliniseLanguage.asp (2728 words)

	Balinese Music Zack's Indonesia Bali Travel pages - Indonesia-Bali.com \| all Information about bali, bali music, ...
		Over the centuries, Balinese musicians have developed a musical language in which layers of melody and complex figurations are interwoven to produce a unique tapestry of sound.
		In Balinese religious life, where an elaborate calendar requires an extensive range of ceremonies to be performed, there is a consensus that each event must be accompanied by' musical performances.
		In Balinese music, this attitude of cooperation is essential, and individual virtuosity is always far overshadowed by the ideal of unity and perfect synchronization of the various parts.
	www.indonesia-bali.com /bali_music.htm (1856 words)

	Balinese - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		The Austronesian languages are divided into two branches: Formosan, the languages spoken by about 200,000 people in Taiwan; and Malayo-Polynesian,...
		The Balinese is a breed of oriental cat with long hair and Siamese-style markings, or points.
		The Balinese population of 3.0 million (1.5% of Indonesia's population) live mostly on the island of Bali, making up 89% of the island's population.
	encarta.msn.com /Balinese.html (202 words)

	Balinese Biography \| ema_01_package.xml
		The Balinese are the ethnic and cultural group inhabiting the island of Bali in Indonesia in the Indian Ocean east of Java.
		The origins of the Balinese are uncertain; the earliest remains of their civilization are stone carvings of the ninth century, but it is thought that the Balinese as an ethnic group are much older.
		Balinese believe that their island, and particularly the volcano Gunung Agung, is the center of the world.
	www.bookrags.com /biography/balinese-ema-01 (563 words)

	Bali - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Balinese and Indonesian are the most widely spoken languages in Bali, and like most Indonesians, the vast majority of Balinese people are bilingual or trilingual.
		The usage of different Balinese languages was traditionally determined by the Balinese caste system and by clan membership, but this tradition is diminishing.
		English is a common third language (and the primary foreign language) of many Balinese, owing to the requirements of the large tourism industry.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Bali (1884 words)

	Balinese language - guideofcasinos.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Balinese is the language spoken by people in the island of Bali, Indonesia.
		It is spoken in Bali, in Lombok and in Java.
		Balinese is part of the Austronesian language family, and is closely related to the Sasak language and languages on western Sumbawa.
	www.guideofcasinos.com /Balinese_language.html (74 words)

	Top Literature - Balinese language
		Balinese or simply Bali is a Malayo-Polynesian language spoken by 3.9 million people (as of 2001) on the Indonesian island of Bali, as well as northern Nusa Penida, western Lombok and eastern Java.
		Balinese is part of the Austronesian language family, and is closely related to the Sasak and Sumbawa languages.
		Balinese has different registers depending on the relationship and status of those speaking: low (basa ketah), middle (basa madia), and high (basa singgih).
	encyclopedia.topliterature.com /?title=Balinese_language (206 words)

	Balinese Language
		The official languages of four large countries are Austronesian: Indouestan, Malay, Tagalog in the Philippoies, and Magalasy in Madagascar.
		Balinese is not the same, language as Indonesian.
		Since Malay had for centuries been the trading language of the Indies, when Indonesia achieved its independence the language was adopted, in a rather piecemeal fashion, as Bahasa Indonesia.
	www.geocities.com /balinese_language (339 words)

	Bali Blog Spot \| Bali Info \| Bali Job \| Bali News
		Balinese and Indonesian are the most widely spoken languages in Bali, and like most Indonesians, the vast majority of Balinese people are bilingual or trilingual.
		English is a common third language (and the primary foreign language) of many Balinese, owing to the requirements of the large tourism industry.
		Japanese is a prominent language on the island, learned by its inhabitants and used on signs.[citation needed] Staff working in Bali's tourist centres are often, by necessity, multilingual to some degree, speaking as many as 8 or 9 different languages to an often surprising level of competence.
	baliblogspot.com (281 words)

	Balinese alphabet, language and pronunciation
		The oldest known inscriptions in the Balinese alphabet date from the 11th century AD, but they are thought to be reproductions of texts originally written on palm leaves at an earlier date.
		The Balinese alphabet is still used to this day, although very few people are familiar with it and it is mainly used for religious works.
		Balinese (Basa Bali), an Austronesian language spoken by about 3 million people mainly on the Indonesian island of Bali and in western part of the neighbouring island of Lombok.
	www.omniglot.com /writing/balinese.htm (485 words)

	Balinese language - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Balinese is the language spoken by people in the island of Bali, Indonesia.
		It is spoken in Bali, in Lombok and in Java.
		Balinese is part of the Austronesian language family, and is closely related to Sasak and Sumbawa.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Balinese_language (88 words)

	Caste System of Balinese Hinduism (Different Bali Indonesia Encyclopedia)
		Generally the Satria have lost most or all of their ancient wealth (the change to a modern and democratic economy after independence in 1949 and the land reform in 1965 were rude chocks for many of them).
		Balinese are traditionally “invited” to limit their family to four children.
		Balinese language is divided in different levels of politeness (low Balinese, medium Balinese, high Balinese and sacred Balinese, which is comparable to Indian Sanskrit).
	www.differentbaliindonesia.com /encyclopedia/caste-system-of-hinduism.html (645 words)

	The Organic Presence of the Balinese Musical Text
		Balinese musical texts are very much involved with the 'now' of performance, utilising real physical space, because it is only through the performance that the knowledge inherent in the music is transmitted.
		According to Lansing, Balinese texts are not in actual fact 'read', but 'sounded': he has created a theory for the 'sounding' of Balinese texts which is embedded in a different concept of textuality, one in which words and music have power in their own right.
		Balinese texts, realised in a dynamic spatial/temporal context, are complex meaning bearing systems which are very much tied up with a sensual poetics, a notion of meaning directly connected with the dynamics of the performance of ritual acts.
	users.belgacom.net /nachtschimmen/organicpresence.htm (5095 words)

	Balinese - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Balinese (cat), breed of longhaired cat of uncertain origin.
		One theory holds that the Balinese developed from a natural mutation—a change in breed...
		- Austronesian language: an Austronesian language spoken on Bali.
	ca.encarta.msn.com /Balinese.html (50 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal
		Balinese or simply Bali is a Malayo-Polynesian language spoken by 3.9 million people (as of 2001) on the Indonesian island of Bali, as well as northern Nusa Penida, western Lombok and eastern Java.
		Balinese is part of the Austronesian language family, and is closely related to the Sasak and Sumbawa languages.
		Balinese has different registers depending on the relationship and status of those speaking: low (basa ketah), middle (basa madia), and high (basa singgih).
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Balinese_language (193 words)

	cars - Bali
		Balinese and Indonesian are the most widely spoken languages in Bali, and many Balinese people are bilingual or even trilingual.
		The Balinese language is a rich and diverse language reflecting the population.
		In the past, the language has been heavily influenced by the Balinese caste system, but this is becoming less and less pronounced.
	www.carluvers.com /cars/Bali (884 words)

	Balinese Language (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Balinese language is one dialect spoken in Bali that got various influences in the course of it's history, such as Sanskrit, Arab, Chinese, Dutch and English.
		If one start to study Balinese language the apprehension of this 3 concepts is very critical, because wrong is practicing the position of these 3 level will result in big embarassments.
		It is a pity that although with more then enoguh experts on Balinese language until now we could not find a result of a reliable reseach on the approach of vocabulary inventory which could show the percentage of words that are belong to Bahasa Alus and percentage belong to Bahasa kasar.
	www.bali-journey.com /articles/balinese_language.htm (1782 words)

	Bali information, bali language
		It is undoubtedly the native language of the island and belongs to the Malayo-Polynesian dialects, the aboriginal languages of the archipelago.
		The type of language used in conversation is prescribed by one of the strict rules of caste etiquette, and the use of the wrong from is a serious offence.
		It is taught in the schools and is spreading rapidly among the Balinese youth because it is considerably simpler than the difficult Balinese and is free of the caste regulations.
	www.bali-today.com /bali_culture/balinese_language.html (642 words)

	Bali at AllExperts
		Balinese people are descendants of a prehistoric race who migrated through mainland Asia to the Indonesian archipelago, presumably first settling around 2500 BC.
		Balinese and Indonesian are the most widely spoken languages in Bali, and many Balinese people are bilingual or even trilingual.
		In the past, the Balinese language was heavily influenced by the Balinese caste system, but this is becoming less and less pronounced.
	en.allexperts.com /e/b/ba/bali.htm (1116 words)

	Bali Dance Bali Dancer - Bali Drama
		The very essence of the Balinese culture is dance and drama, which is performed during temple festivals and in ceremonies.
		The typical posture of Balinese dance has the legs half-bent, the torso shifted to one side with the elbow raised and lowered in a gesture that displays suppleness of the hands and fingers.
		It is told that Rama, as the first son in a family, was the heir to the Ayodya kingdom but the king's second wife, through her treachery forced the king to crown her own son as the King of Ayodya and asked him to send Rama and his wife into exile.
	www.indo.com /interests/dance.html (2266 words)

	About Bali & Indonesia Travel \| Bali Language and Literature - Baliforyou.com
		Three languages are spoken on Bali: Balinese and its dialects, Indonesian, and a kind of Old Javanese called Kawi.
		At present the Indonesian language, which derives from Malay and is used in the schools, in the mass media and as the lingua franca of commerce and government, is having a great impact.
		With the increase of Western influence during the 1920s and 1930s, many Balinese, especially the Brahmans, came to feel that the Balinese were becoming alienated from their religion and culture.
	www.baliforyou.com /bali/bali_guide/bali_language.htm (1020 words)

	Balinese Culture
		The Balinese are Hindu yet their religion is very different from that of the Indian variety.
		Although originally from India, the Balinese religion is a unique blend of Hindu, Buddhist, Javanese and ancient indigenous beliefs, with customs that are very different from the traditional form of Hinduism practiced in India today.
		The Balinese believe strongly in magic and the power of spirits and much of the religion is based upon this.
	www.islandconcepts.com /locinfo/balinese-culture.html (1720 words)

	Indonesia : News - Gambuh dance play captivates travellers in Bali
		The crowd of both local and foreign spectators watched the performance enthusiastically, despite its being presented in the arcane ancient Balinese language.
		This dance is known as a tribute to the king's relatives, as is the famous Legong Keraton Dance.
		As with many elements of Balinese devotional culture, the dance is designed to conform with Kaja Kelod - the direction of the sacred Mt. Agung in the centre of the island juxtaposed with the coast.
	www.indo.com /indonesia/news75.html (309 words)

	Balinese Language - Bali Export Import
		Balinese is greatly complicated by its caste influences; there are high Balinese (Brahmana), low Balinese (Sudra) and even middle Balinese (Satria).
		Balinese language is a completely different vocabulary and grammar and much more complex rules for its use.
		Below are the general rules in using the Balinese language:
	www.bali-export-import.com /news/Article/Balinese_Language.html (258 words)

	Backpacking Dance, Bali Indonesia Backpackers Dances
		The typical posture of Balinese dance has the legs half-bent, the torso shifted to one side with the elbow raised and lowered in a gesture that displays suppleness of the hands and fingers.
		It is told that Rama, as the first son in a family, was the heir to the Ayodya kingdom but the king's second wife, through her treachery forced the king to crown her own son as the King of Ayodya and asked him to send Rama and his wife into exile.
		The is dance is usually performed in the fifth or sixth month of the Balinese traditional calendar as it is believe that during these particular months, the Balinese are vulnerable to all kinds of illnesses.
	www.budgetbali.com /culture_balinese_dances.php (2267 words)

	Babad Bali - Use of Balinese Script
		The Balinese language ("Basa Bali") is the native language of nearly 3 million people in Bali and the western part of the neighboring island Lombok.
		Sekar Rare is the Balinese lullaby, sung frequently by a (grand) mother to her (grand) baby, or by and among the playing children.
		Although math and sciences are taught using Bahasa Indonesia, the Balinese language and alphabets is a compulsory subject for primary and secondary school students in Bali.
	www.babadbali.com /aksarabali/art2-c.htm (2302 words)

	Bali
		Balinese was influenced by Indian languages both directly and through contact with Javanese.
		Balinese has levels of speech that require speakers to adjust vocabulary to their relative caste position and reflect feelings about both the person spoken to and the subject matter spoken about.
		Balinese individuals and kin groups identify themselves as being members of one of four hereditary caste groups.
	www.sscnet.ucla.edu /anthro/faculty/fiske/135b/balinese.htm (2099 words)

	Balinese alphabet
		The Balinese alphabet is a type of alphabet called an abugida that was used to write the Balinese language, an Austronesian language spoken by about three million people on the Indonesian island of Bali.
		The use of the Balinese alphabet has mostly been replaced by the Roman alphabet, and very few people are familiar with it.
		The Balinese alphabet was probably derived from Pallava and Old Kawi alphabets, which ultimately were derived from the Brahmi alphabet, the root of almost all the Indic and Southeast Asian abugidas.
	www.xasa.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/b/ba/balinese_alphabet.html (154 words)

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