Balinese is the language spoken by people in the island of Bali, Indonesia. It is spoken by 3.8 million people, approximately 2.1% of Indonesia's population. It is spoken both in Bali and in Java.
Balinese is part of the Austronesian language family, and is closely related to Sasak and Sumbawa.
Balinese is classified as:
Austronesian: Malayo-Polynesian: Western Malayo-Polynesian: Sundic: Bali-Sasak: Balinese
