dwibahasa

/dwi.ba.ha.sa/

noun

the use of two languages, or a person who uses them

The word is general: a person, a school, or a home can live with two languages, not only immigrant families.

Examples

01
Di rumah kami memakai dwibahasa: Korea saat makan malam, bahasa sekolah saat PR.
At home it is two languages: Korean at dinner and the school language when homework starts.
02
Konselor mencatat dwibahasa pada berkas anak setelah tes kedua bahasa bagus.
The counselor wrote a two-language label on the file after high scores in both.
03
Nenek bilang dwibahasa bikin bingung dan minta cucu hanya pakai bahasa Korea.
Grandmother says a two-language house confuses the child and asks for Korean only at home.

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