Banjar
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Banjar is a language spoken by people in Kalimantan, Indonesia, and belongs to the Austronesian language family, which includes hundreds of languages across Southeast Asia and the Pacific. It matters as part of Indonesia's linguistic heritage and as a means of communication and cultural identity for its speakers in the region.
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A Banjarese speaker
Banjarese (/ˈbændʒəˌriːz/ BAN-juh-reez; Basa Banjar, Jaku Banjar, Jawi script: باس بنجر, IPA: [basa bandʒar], [dʒaku bandʒar]) or simply Banjar, is an Austronesian language of the Malayic branch predominantly spoken by the Banjarese—an indigenous ethnic group native to Banjar regions—in the southeastern Kalimantan of Indonesia. The Banjarese language is the de facto lingua franca for various indigenous communities, especially in South Kalimantan, as well as Central Kalimantan (notably in Seruyan Regency and Sukamara Regency) and East Kalimantan in general.