What language is the national and official language of Indonesia?
Q: What language is the national and official language of Indonesia?
A: The national and official language of Indonesia is Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia).
Q: How is Indonesian related to Malay?
A: Indonesian is a form of the Malay language.
Q: What other languages are commonly spoken in Indonesia?
A: The most widely spoken languages in Indonesia are Javanese and Sundanese, which have had a large influence on the Indonesian language.
Q: Where else is Indonesian taught or used?
A: Indonesian is officially taught and used in schools, universities, and institutions worldwide, especially in Australia, Netherlands, Japan, South Korea, Timor Leste, Vietnam, Taiwan, United States of America, United Kingdom etc.
Q: What European languages have influenced Indonesian?
A: Dutch and English have had the most influence on Indonesian due to long-established historical ties between Europe and Indonesia since colonial times. There are also loanwords derived from Portuguese Spanish as well as Dutch Portuguese Spanish and English.
Q: Are there any other sources for loanwords in the Indonesian language?
A: Yes; there are also loanwords derived from Sanskrit Chinese Arabic which diffused into the language due to trade activities within the region since ancient times.
