Bahasa Basudara

Eid Mubarak 🌙✨

According to ChatGPT, dishes like ketupat, opor ayam, and rendang are commonly seen during Lebaran in Indonesia.

But what about Maluku?

We’re curious—what’s on your Lebaran table?
Do you also celebrate with local favourites like papeda and ikan kuah kuning? 🐟🥥

Let us know in the comments

🌙 Ramadan Kareem, Basudara 🤍

As the holy month begins, we wish everyone observing a peaceful and blessed Ramadan.

May this month bring reflection, strength, and gratitude to us all, and may we continue to grow together as one community — dekat dan jauh.

Selamat menunaikan ibadah puasa. 🌙✨

📍 Image: The Great Mosque of Maba, East Halmahera (Halmahera Timur), North Maluku Province, Indonesia

✨ Merry Christmas ✨

This season, we’re grateful for the joy, warmth, and togetherness that our community brings — from our wonderful tutors and volunteers to our inspiring adik-adik who remind us every day why we do what we do. 💛

May this Christmas be filled with love, reflection, and meaningful moments with family and loved ones, wherever you are in the world. 🌍

Thank you for being part of the Bahasa Basudara journey.
Wishing you a peaceful and joyful Christmas. 🎄✨

✨ Champion of Champions – Spelling Bee 2025! ✨
After 5 years, our adik-adik are still as enthusiastic as ever — and today we welcomed all our past champions to compete for the ultimate title! 🌟🐝

This year’s edition was extra special: a hybrid event, held partly in our café and partly online, with judges joining from all around the world. 🌍💛

We couldn’t be more proud of the spirit, confidence, and passion our students bring.

A big thank-you to our students, volunteers, schools, universities, communities, and all supporters who make this journey possible. 📚✨

Congratulations to all our winners — you made us incredibly proud! 🏆🎉

🇳🇱 Do we see you at Pasar Malam Leerdam tomorrow? Come and say hi to us 😁 We sell birthday calendars and our 🆕 poetry book, 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲𝘀 & 𝗡𝘂𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗴𝘀, celebrating 12 powerful voices from Maluku 🐚🌴🌊

🌿 Coming Soon: “Stems of Cloves & Nutmegs” – A Poetry Anthology from Maluku 🌿

We’re thrilled to announce the upcoming release of Stems of Cloves & Nutmegs, launching on 29 June 2025. Curated by Bahasa Basudara CIC, this anthology features 30 powerful poems by twelve exceptional poets from Maluku:

✍️ Eko Saputra Poceratu, Mariana Lewier, Agung Pranyoto, Marthen Luther Reasoa, Judith Vanesha Ahar, Tatanusi, Muhammad Isya Gasko, Theodora Melsasail, Chalvin Papilaya, Thomas Mandilis, Emma Hanubun, and Silvester Heatubun

🎨 Illustrated by Embong Salampessy

From political courage to tender family memories, each poet brings their unique voice to the page—and to screen. Every poem features a QR code linking to a live recitation on our YouTube channel.

🌍 Bilingual: Bahasa Indonesia + English
🤝 Proceeds go to the poets and illustrator
📚 Available from 29 June 2025

✨ 𝗕𝗮𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗮 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗮: 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗗𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 ✨

After 5 years of connecting people through language, 𝗕𝗮𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗮 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗮 𝗦𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗵𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 (𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻) 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 🇳🇱🌍

To celebrate this milestone, we’re sharing a special story from our Dutch tutor, 𝗩𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗲 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝘂𝘀, who recently returned to Masohi, Maluku Tengah, to complete another beautiful chapter in our journey.

From handwritten certificates and thoughtful gifts to laughter-filled games and karaoke — It was a day full of heart...❤️

👉 𝗦𝘄𝗶𝗽𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 — 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀, 𝗶𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀.

𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 to every student, teacher, supporter, and friend who made this possible.

Here’s to the next chapter — and many more to come. 🙏✨

Ramadan Mubarak! We wish our Muslim friends and family a blessed fasting month ✨

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News for our Moluccan community in the Netherlands 🇳🇱 Tomorrow we will sell our brand new birthday calendar that we created together with the talented Alvin Talabessy 🗓️🎨

You can find us tomorrow at Natal Bersatu Culemborg from 1PM to 22PM, stand Sopacuaperu. See you tomorrow 😁🎄

📍Beethovenlaan 1 - 4102 BM Culemborg