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Description[edit | edit source]

Indonesian is the official language of Indonesia. It is a standardized variety of Malay.
Most Indonesians, aside from speaking the national language, are fluent in at least one of the more than 700 indigenous local languages. However, most formal education and nearly all national mass media, governance, administration, and judiciary and other forms of communication are conducted in Indonesian. [1]

Word List(s)[edit | edit source]

Alphabet and Pronunciation[edit | edit source]

Alphabet

Pronunciation

Language Aids and Dictionaries[edit | edit source]

Dictionaries

  • Kramer, A L N and Willie Koen. Tuttle concise Indonesian dictionary : Indonesian-English, English-Indonesian. Clarendon: Tuttle, 2014. Available at: WorldCat.
  • Kramer, A L N. Van Goor's Concise Indonesian dictionary : English-Indonesian, Indonesian-English. Rutland, Vt.: Charles E. Tuttle, 1991. Available at: WorldCat.
  • Comprehensive Malay dictionary : English-Malay, Malay-English. Subang Jaya, Selangor: Pelanduk, 2007. Available at: WorldCat.

Online Dictionaries

Language Aids

Additional Resources[edit | edit source]

  • Almatsier, A M. How to master the Indonesian language : a course for English-speaking foreigners. Jakarta: Djambatan, 2007. Available at: WorldCat.
  • Hannigan, Tim. Making out in Indonesian : an Indonesian language phrasebook & dictionary. Rutland, Vermont: Tuttle Publishing, 2018. Available at: WorldCat.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Wikipedia contributors, "Indonesian_language," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesian_language, accessed 27 Oct 2021.