Indonesian What Language Do They Speak?
en.satupiston.com - Indonesia is an archipelagic country in the form of a
republic in Southeast Asia. This country is the largest country in Southeast
Asia and is one of the largest archipelagic countries in the world.
Indonesia is a developing country in terms of economy. The
country which is located on the equator is one of the exotic countries,
especially in the interior.
It is noted that Indonesia is one of the countries with the
largest forests in the world. We can see this on the island of Borneo.
Kalimantan will later become the new capital city for
Indonesia and replace the old capital city in Jakarta.
By the way, here we will discuss about the language used by
people in Indonesia.
Indonesian What Language Do They Speak?
The official language and the main language in Indonesia is
Indonesian. At least almost all Indonesians can use Indonesian.
Indonesian is a formal language which is thought to have
originated from the Malay language. However, Indonesian is known to be more
formal and neat.
Indonesian has absorbed many other languages, especially
Arabic, regional languages, to Dutch and Japanese.
Malays are a family of Indonesia, especially in the western
region, while Arabs were Indonesia's trading partners in the past apart from
China.
As for the Netherlands and Japan, these two countries in the
past were Indonesian colonizers.
In fact, the Dutch colonized Indonesia for almost 350 years.
It's been a long time hasn't it? Therefore, some words in Indonesian are
loanwords from Dutch.
Regional Languages in Indonesia
In the past, Indonesia was divided into several kingdoms, but
one of the famous kingdoms in Indonesia was Majapahit.
But besides Majapahit, there were other kingdoms in
Indonesia. These kingdoms were identical based on ethnicity and nation.
In Indonesia there are many tribes and nations. One of them
is Javanese, Sundanese, Balinese, Batak, Betawi, Dayak, Madurese, and others.
The largest ethnic group in Indonesia is the Javanese and
another ethnic group that is no less large is the Sundanese.
The Javanese and Sundanese are located on one island and are
close together. Java and Sunda are located on the island of Java.
Why are we discussing tribes? Because in Indonesia, different
tribes have different languages. There are many languages and it will confuse
foreigners.
But fortunately, smart people in the past created a unifying
language, namely Indonesian. So even if later we go to another island and meet
other tribes, then we will still be able to communicate. This is similar to
English being an international language.
So if you want to visit Indonesia, make sure which region you
are going to visit. Because different regions have different languages.
But overall, almost all Indonesians can use Indonesian,
although with a different accent.
From several references, there are more than 300 regional
languages in Indonesia. So it will be very tiring if we study them one by
one.
For your information, although Indonesia is centered on the
island of Java, it seems that the world's holiday center is on the island of
Bali.
Actually there are still many exotic tourist destinations in
Indonesia, but because the tourism system is still not developed in some areas,
some other areas may not be widely known.