Indonesian, the official language of Indonesia, is spoken by millions and serves as a unifying language in a diverse country.
Indonesian (Bahasa)
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Classification
Austronesian > Malayo-Polynesian
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Speakers
23 million
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Script
Roman
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Text direction
Left-to-right
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Official language
Indonesia
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Other names
Bahasa Indonesia
Indonesian (Bahasa)
Indonesian is the official language of Indonesia. It’s a standardised register of Malay and the two languages are about 95% similar. “Bahasa” literally means “the language”.
Bahasa Indonesian is a member of the Malayo-Polynesian language group. Other languages in this language group include Tagalog, Maori and Malagasy to name but a few.
Most Indonesians speak another language at home, for example Javanese or Sundanese. When Indonesia declared independence in 1945, Bahasa Indonesia was only spoken by 5% of the population whereas half of the population spoke Javanese or Sundanese.
At Geo Language Services, our translations in Bahasa Indonesia maintain clarity, relevance, and cultural appropriateness, allowing your message to connect with Indonesian speakers both locally and globally.
Services offered for this language
Translation / Transcreation / Subtitling / Localization / Adaptation / Copywriting / Authoring / Proofreading / Revision / Editing / Translation quality assurance / Terminology / Linguistic validation / Glossary creation / Dubbing / Voice-overs / Transcription / Typesetting / Simultaneous interpreting / Consecutive interpreting / Conference interpreting / Telephone interpreting / Public service interpreting / Interpreting equipment hire / Foreign language consulting
Interesting fact
The best of all condiments, the word ketchup is from the Indonesian word kecap, although it's actually a soy sauce, rather than a tomato sauce.
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