Learn and Encourage Spoken Balinese and Balinese Script

Resources on Bali and the Balinese Language

Periodicals

Arka, I Wayan. “Speech Levels, Social Predites and Pragmatic Structure in Balinese: A Lexical Approach.” Pragmatics 15, no. 2/‌3 (2005): 169-203.

Jenkins, Ron. “Becoming a Clown in Bali.” The Drama Review: TDR, Performance Theory: Southeast Asian Issue ser., 23, no. 2 (June 1979): 49-56.

Sherzer, Joel. “On Puns, Combebacks, Verbal Dueling, and Play Languages: Speech Play in Balinese Verbal Life.” Language in Society 22, no. 2 (June 1993): 217-233.

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Books

Barber, C. C. A Grammar of the Balinese Language. Arbedeen: Aberdeen University, 1977.

Geertz, Hildred. The Life of a Balinese Temple: Artistry, Imagination and History in a Peasant Village.  Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 2004.

Herbst, Edward, Becker, Judith and  Lysloff, Rene T. A..  Voices in Bali: Energies and Perceptions in Vocal Music and Dance Theater, Connecticut, Wesleyan University, 1997.

Lansing, J/‌ Stephen. The Three Worlds of Bali. New York: Praeger Publishers, 1983.

Pringle, Robert. A Short History of Bali: Indonesia’s Hindu Realm. Crows Nest NSW Australia: Allen & Unwin, 2004.

Wiener, Margaret J. Visible and Invisible Realms: Power, Magic and Colonial Conequest in Bali. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1995.

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Dictionaries and Phrase Books

Kersten SVD, J. Bahasa Bali. Ende, Flores: Penerbit Nusa Indah, 1984.

Singaraja, Balai Penelitian Bahasa. Kamus Indonesia-Bali. Jakarta: Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, 1975.

Spitzing, Gunter. Practical Balinese: A Communication Guide. Hong Kong: Eric M. Oey.

Sutjaja, I Gusti Made. Concise Balinese Dictionary. Hong Kong: Tuttle Publishing, 2009.

Sutjaja, I Gusti Made. Everyday Balinese. Hong Kong: Tuttle Publishing, 2009.

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Dissertations

Hunter, Thomas Marshall, Jr. “Balinese Lanaguge: Historical Background and Contemporary State.” PhD diss., University of Michigan, 1988.

Zurbuchen, Mary Sabina. “The Shadow Theater of Bali:  Explorations in Language and Text.” PhD diss., University of Michigan, 1981.

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