If I say Bahasa do you know what I mean?

Ahhhh the dialect of Malay

I'd say : say what ? ....and give that person my speech

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I'd say : say what ? ....and give that person my speech

Haha ouch haha

Its says on Wikipedia and that was written by Abraham Lincoln so it can only be correct.

You are most welcome

maybe you mean bahasa Tubuh

IMHO, the use of the word bahasa on its own and in direct conversation with people you know is OK…what language doesn't incorporate slang, abbreviations, etc. in conversational use?  But in written form meant to be viewed by folks of a variety of backgrounds and origins, it's just plain sloppy, lazy, grammatically incorrect, and it conveys a lack of education.

bahasa in english means language
if you say just bahasa it just mean language but what language ?

you must add next word(country) after you said "bahasa ......."
like:
bahasa indonesia
bahasa inggris
bahasa gaul
bahasa tubuh
bahasa ......

We know, as this was all recently covered on another string:

https://www.expat.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=296239

Sam must be feeling a bit bored today!