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[12] [13] [14] The Indonesian language is primarily used in commerce, administration, education and the media, and thus nearly every Indonesian speaks the language to varying degrees of proficiency. [15] Most Indonesians speak other languages, such as Javanese, as their first language. [2] This makes plurilingualism a norm in Indonesia. [15]
Dutch nld Unestablished 17,000 187 Sou Nama tlt 6a 17,000 Maluku province: south Seram island, Teluti bay area. 188 Abui abz 6a 16,000 East Nusa Tenggara province: west Alor island. 189 Anakalangu akg 6a 16,000 East Nusa Tenggara province: Sumba island, southwest coast. 190 Hatam had 5 16,000 West Papua province: Manokwari regency. 191 Hitu htu 6b
Higher education was still in Dutch and many educated Indonesians were writing and speaking in Dutch in many situations (and were still doing so well after independence was achieved). He believed passionately in the need to develop Indonesian so that it could take its place as a fully adequate national language, able to replace Dutch as a means ...
Dutch is not an official language in Indonesia, but the language is widely used in Indonesia as a source language after a 350-year colonial period. Certainly in law, Dutch has some official status as many colonial laws are available in Dutch only. [citation needed]
Ranked Everyday language group number % 1 Javanese: 68,044,660 31.79 2 Indonesian: 42,682,566 19.94 3 Sundanese: 32,412,752 15.14 4 Malay: 7,901,386 3.69
The Dutch East Indies, [3] also known as the Netherlands East Indies (Dutch: Nederlands(ch)-Indië; Indonesian: Hindia Belanda), was a Dutch colony with territory mostly comprising the modern state of Indonesia, which declared independence on 17 August 1945.
The Indo people (Dutch: Indische Nederlanders, Indonesian: Orang Indo) or Indos are Eurasian people living in or connected with Indonesia.In its narrowest sense, the term refers to people in the former Dutch East Indies who held European legal status but were of mixed Dutch and indigenous Indonesian descent as well as their descendants today.
Indonesian and (Standard Malaysian) Malay have similar derivation and compounds rule. However, there is difference on quasi-past participle or participle-like adjective when attached to a noun or verb. (Standard Malaysian) Malay uses prefix ber-to denote such, while Indonesian uses prefix ter-to do so. It is important to note that prefix ber ...