bahasa mati

Indonesian

Etymology

bahasa (“language”) +‎ mati (“dead”).

Noun

bahasa mati

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

Further reading

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