Languages of Indonesia











More than 700 living languages are spoken in Indonesia.[1] A major part of them belong to the Austronesian language family, while over 270 Papuan (non-Austronesian) languages are spoken in eastern Indonesia.[1]. The official language is Indonesian (locally known as bahasa Indonesia), a standardized form of Malay,[2] which serves as the lingua franca of the archipelago. The vocabulary of Indonesian borrows heavily from regional languages of Indonesia, such as Javanese, Sundanese and Minangkabau, as well as from Dutch, Sanskrit and Arabic.


The Indonesian language is primarily used in commerce, administration, education and the media. Most Indonesians speak other languages, such as Javanese, as their first language.[1] Most books printed in Indonesia are written in the Indonesian language.[citation needed]


Since Indonesia recognises only a single official language, other languages are not recognised either at the national level or the regional level, thus making Javanese the most widely spoken language without official status, with Sundanese the second in the list (excluding Chinese varieties).




Contents





  • 1 Languages by speakers

    • 1.1 Comparison chart

      • 1.1.1 Indonesian languages




  • 2 Challenges


  • 3 Language education policy


  • 4 Dutch language


  • 5 Languages by family


  • 6 Sign languages


  • 7 Writing system

    • 7.1 List of writing systems



  • 8 Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Article 1) in Languages of Indonesia


  • 9 See also


  • 10 References


  • 11 External links




Languages by speakers





The major ethno-linguistic groups within Indonesia.















































































































































































































































Largest languages in Indonesia[3]
(Figures indicate numbers of native speakers except for the national language, Indonesian)

Language
Number (millions)
Branch
Year surveyed
Main areas where spoken

Indonesian/Malay
210

Malayic
2010
throughout Indonesia

Javanese
84.3
Javanese
2000 (census)
throughout Java Island and several provinces in Sumatra and Kalimantan island.

Sundanese
42.0
Sundanese
2016

West Java, Banten, Jakarta

Madurese
13.6
Madurese
2000 (census)

Madura Island (East Java)

Minangkabau
5.5
Malayic
2007

West Sumatra, Riau, Jambi, Bengkulu, Jakarta

Palembang Malay[4]
3.9
Malayic
2000 (census)

South Sumatra

Minahasa
3.8

Philippine
2001

North Sulawesi

Buginese
3.5

South Sulawesi
1991

South Sulawesi

Banjarese
3.5
Malayic
2000 (census)

South Kalimantan, East Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan

Acehnese
3.5

Chamic
2000 (census)

Aceh

Balinese
3.3

Bali-Sasak-Sumbawa
2000 (census)

Bali Island and Lombok Island

Betawi
2.7
Malay-based creole
1993

Jakarta

Sasak
2.1
Bali-Sasak-Sumbawa
1989

Lombok Island (West Nusa Tenggara)

Batak Toba
2.0

Northwest Sumatran
1991

North Sumatra, Riau, Riau Islands, Jakarta

Ambonese Malay
1.9
Malay-based creole
1987

Maluku

Makassarese
1.6
South Sulawesi
1989

South Sulawesi

Chinese-Min Nan
1.3

Sinitic (Min Nan)
2000

North Sumatra, Riau, Riau Islands, West Kalimantan

Batak Dairi
1.2
Northwest Sumatran
1991

North Sumatra

Batak Simalungun
1.2
Northwest Sumatran
2000 (census)

North Sumatra

Batak Mandailing
1.1
Northwest Sumatran
2000 (census)

North Sumatra

Jambi Malay
1.0
Malayic
2000 (census)

Jambi

Mongondow
0.9
Philippine
1989

North Sulawesi

Gorontalo
0.9
Philippine
1989

Gorontalo (province)

Ngaju Dayak
0.9

West Barito
2003
Central Kalimantan

Nias
0.8
Northwest Sumatran
2000 (census)

Nias Island, North Sumatra

Batak Angkola
0.7
Northwest Sumatran
1991

North Sumatra

Manado Malay
0.8
Malay-based creole
2001

North Sulawesi

North Moluccan Malay
0.7
Malay-based creole
2001

North Maluku

Chinese-Hakka
0.6
Sinitic
1982

Bangka Belitung, Riau Islands and West Kalimantan

Batak Karo
0.6
Northwest Sumatran
1991

North Sumatra

Uab Meto
0.6

Timor-Babar
1997

West Timor (East Nusa Tenggara)

Bima
0.5
Bima
1989

Sumbawa Island (West Nusa Tenggara)

Manggarai
0.5

Sumba-Flores
1989

Flores Island (East Nusa Tenggara)

Toraja-Sa’dan
0.5
South Sulawesi
1990

South Sulawesi, West Sulawesi

Komering
0.5

Lampungic
2000 (census)

South Sumatra

Tetum
0.4
Timor-Babar
2004

West Timor (East Nusa Tenggara)

Rejang
0.4

Land Dayak
2000 (census)

Bengkulu

Muna
0.3
1989

Southeast Sulawesi

Basa Semawa
0.3
Bali-Sasak-Sumbawa
1989

Sumbawa Island (West Nusa Tenggara)

Bangka Malay
0.3
Malayic
2000 (census)

Bangka Island (Bangka Belitung)

Osing
0.3
Javanese
2000 (census)

East Java

Gayo
0.3
Northwest Sumatran
2000 (census)

Aceh

Chinese-Cantonese
0.3
Sinitic (Yue)
2000

North Sumatera, Riau Islands, Jakarta

Tolaki
0.3

Celebic
1991

Southeast Sulawesi

Lewotobi
0.3

Flores-Lembata
2000
Flores Island (East Nusa Tenggara)

Tae’
0.3
South Sulawesi
1992

South Sulawesi


Comparison chart



Indonesian languages


Below is a chart of several Indonesian languages. Most of them belong to Austronesian languages family. While there have been misunderstandings on which ones should be classified as languages and which ones should be classified as dialects, the chart confirms that most have similarities, yet are not mutually comprehensible. These languages are arranged according to the numbers of native speakers.


































































































































































































































































































































































































English
one
two
three
four
water
person
house
dog
cat
coconut
day
new
we (inclusive)
what
and

Indonesian/Malay
satu
dua
tiga
empat
air
orang
rumah
anjing
kucing
kelapa
hari
baru
kita
apa
dan

Kutainese
satu
due
tige
empat
ranam
urang
rumah
koyok

nyiur
hari
beru
etam
apa
dengan

Javanese
siji
loro
têlu[5]papat
banyu
uwòng[5]omah
asu
kucing
kambìl[5]dinå[5]anyar/énggal[5]adhéwé[5]åpå[5]/anu
lan

Sundanese
hiji
dua
tilu
opat
cai/ci
jalma
imah
anjing
ucing
kalapa
poé
anyar
urang
naon
jeung

Madurese
settong
dhuwa'
tello'
empa'
âên
oreng
roma
pate'

nyior
are
anyar
sengko
apa
ban

Minangkabau
cie'
duo
tigo
ampe'
aie
urang
rumah
anjiang
kuciang
karambia
hari
baru
awak
apo
jo

Palembang Malay
sikok
duo
tigo
empat
banyu
wong
rumah
anjing
kucing
kelapo
siang
baru
kito
apo
dan

Buginese
seqdi
dua
tellu
eppa
je'ne'
tau
bola
asu
coki
kaluku
esso
ma-baru
idiq
aga
na

Banjarese
asa
dua
talu
ampat
banyu
urang
rumah
hadupan
batingas
nyiur
hari
hanyar
kita
apa
wan

Acehnese
sa
dua
lhèë
peuët

ureuëng
rumoh
asèë
miong / miei
u
uroë
ban
geutanyoë
peuë
ngon

Balinese
sa
dadua
telu
patpat
yèh
anak
umah
cicing

nyuh
dina
mara
iraga
apa
muah

Betawi
atu'
dué
tigé
empat
aér
orang
ruméh
anjing
kucing
kelapé
ari
baru
kité
apé
amé

Sasak
sa/seke'
due
telu
mpat
aik
dengan
bale
acong/basong

kenyamen/nyioh
jelo
baru
ite
ape
dait

Batak Toba
sada
dua
tolu
opat
aek
halak
jabu
biang
huting
harambiri
ari
ibbaru
hita
aha
dohot

Ambonese Malay
satu
dua
tiga
ampa
air
orang
ruma
anjing
kucing
kalapa
hari
baru
katong
apa
dan

Makassarese
se're
rua
tallu
appa'
je'ne'
tau
balla'
kongkong
ngeong
kaluku
allo
beru
ikatte
apa
na

Batak Mandailing
sada
dua
tolu
opat
aek
halak
bagas
asu

arambir
ari
baru
hita
aha
dohot

Mongondow
inta'
dua
tolu
opat
tubig
intau
baloi
ungku'

cekut
singgai
mo-bagu
kita
onda
bo

Manado Malay
satu
dua
tiga
ampa
aer
orang
ruma
anjing
kucing
kalapa
hari
baru
torang
apa
deng

Dayak Ngaju
ije'
due'
telu'
epat
danum
uluh
huma'
asu

enyuh
andau
taheta
itah
narai
en

Lampung
say
ʁuwa
telu
ampat
way
jelema
nuwa
asu
kucing
nyiwi
ʁani
ampai
ʁam
api
jama

Tolaki
o'aso
o'ruo
o'tolu
o'omba
iwoi
toono
laika
odahu

sanggore
oleo
wuohu
inggito
ohawo
ronga

Nias
sara
dua
tölu
öfa
idanö
niha
omo
asu

banio
luo
bohou
ya'ita
hadia
ba


Challenges



There are 726 languages spoken across the Indonesian archipelago in 2009 (dropped from 742 languages in 2007), the largest multilingual population in the world only after Papua New Guinea. Indonesian Papua, which is adjacent to Papua New Guinea, has the most languages in Indonesia.[6] Based on the EGIDS classification used by Ethnologue (formerly the Summer Institute of Linguistics), 63 languages are dying (shown in red on the bar chart, subdivided into Moribund and Nearly Extinct, or Dormant), which is defined as "The only fluent users (if any) are older than child-bearing age, so it is too late to restore natural intergenerational transmission through the home."[7]



Language education policy


Indonesia's Minister of Education and Culture Muhammad Nuh affirmed in January 2013 that the teaching of local languages as school subjects will be part of the national education curriculum. Nuh stated that much of the public worry about the teaching of local languages being left out of the curriculum is misplaced and that the new curriculum will be conveyed to them.[8]



Dutch language



Despite the Dutch presence in Indonesia for almost 350 years (parts of Indonesia were ruled by the Dutch East India Company and subsequently the whole of what is now Indonesia was in the Dutch East Indies, the Dutch language has no official status there[9] and the small minority that can speak the language fluently are either educated members of the oldest generation, or employed in the legal profession,[10] as certain law codes are still only available in Dutch.[11]



Languages by family


Several prominent languages spoken in Indonesia sorted by language family are:



  • Austronesian languages – (Malayo-Polynesian branch). Most languages spoken in Indonesia belong to this family, which in return are related to languages spoken in Madagascar, Philippines, New Zealand, Hawaii and various Polynesian countries.

    • Javanese language, spoken in Yogyakarta, Central Java and East Java. Also found throughout Indonesia and by migrants in Suriname. Most populous Austronesian language by number of first language speakers.


    • Lampung language, two distinct but closely related languages spoken in Lampung, South Sumatra and Banten.


    • Rejang language, spoken in Bengkulu province.


    • Malayo-Sumbawan languages:

      • Malay language, spoken throughout Indonesia. Also used as the national language (officially normativized and designated as Indonesian).


      • Acehnese language, spoken in Aceh, especially coastal part of Sumatra island.


      • Minangkabau language, spoken in West Sumatra.


      • Banjar language, spoken in South, East, and Central Kalimantan.


      • Sundanese language, spoken in West Java, Banten and Jakarta.


      • Balinese language, spoken in Bali.


      • Madurese language, spoken in Madura, Bawean and surrounding islands off the coast of Java.


      • Sasak language, spoken in Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara.



    • Barito languages:

      • Ma'anyan language, closely related to the Malagasy language spoken in Madagascar.


    • Northwest Sumatran languages:

      • Batak languages, seven closely related languages spoken by the Batak people in the highlands of North Sumatra.


      • Nias language, in Nias island off the western coast of North Sumatra.


      • Simeulue language, in Simeulue island off the western coast of Aceh.


      • Gayo language, in Gayo highlands in central Aceh.



    • South Sulawesi languages:

      • Bugis language, spoken by Bugis in central South Sulawesi and neighbouring provinces.


      • Makassarese language, spoken by Makassarese in southern end of South Sulawesi.


      • Toraja language, spoken by Toraja people in northern highland of South Sulawesi.


      • Mandar language, spoken in West Sulawesi.



    • Philippine languages:

      • Gorontalo language, spoken in Gorontalo province.


      • Mongondow language, spoken in western part of North Sulawesi.


      • Minahasan languages, spoken in eastern part of North Sulawesi.


      • Sangihe languages, spoken in northern islands part of North Sulawesi.



    • Enggano language of Sumatra is unclassified



  • West Papuan languages, an indigenous language family found only in eastern Indonesia (northern Maluku and western Papua). No discernible relationship with other language families. Distinct from surrounding Austronesian languages.

    • Ternate language, spoken in Ternate and northern Halmahera.


    • Tidore language, spoken in Tidore and western Halmahera, closely related to the above Ternate language.



  • Trans–New Guinea languages, an indigenous language family found in eastern Indonesia (New Guinea, Flores, Timor islands). Consisting hundreds of languages, including the vernaculars of the Asmat and Dani people.


  • Mairasi languages (4)


  • East Cenderawasih (Geelvink Bay) languages (10)


  • Lakes Plain languages (19; upper Mamberamo River)


  • Tor–Kwerba languages (17)


  • Nimboran languages (5)


  • Skou languages (Skou)


  • Border languages (15)


  • Senagi languages (2)

  • Pauwasi languages

There are many additional small families and isolates among the Papuan languages.



Sign languages



  • Indonesian Sign Language
    • Yogyakarta Sign Language

    • Jakarta Sign Language


  • Kata Kolok


Writing system


Indonesian languages are generally not rendered in native-invented systems, but in scripts devised by speakers of other languages, that is, Tamil, Arabic, and Latin. Malay, for example, has a long history as a written language and has been rendered in Brahmic, Arabic, and Latin scripts. Javanese has been written in the Pallava script of South India, as well as their derivative (known as Kawi and Javanese), in an Arabic alphabet called pegon that incorporates Javanese sounds, and in the Latin script.


Chinese characters have never been used to write Indonesian languages, although Indonesian place-names, personal names, and names of trade goods appear in reports and histories written for China's imperial courts.[12]



List of writing systems



  • Latin – The official writing system of Indonesian; most Indonesian vernacular languages now adopt Latin script.


  • Kaganga – Historically used to write Rejang, an Austronesian language from Bengkulu.


  • Rencong – A Brahmic-based script, formerly used by Malays before the arrival of Islam, which introduced the Jawi script.


  • Sundanese – A Brahmic-based script, used by Sundanese to write Sundanese language, although Sundanese also have a standard Latin orthography.


  • Jawi and Pegon – An Arabic-based script, once widely used throughout Indonesia, now in decline but still use by Malays, Minangkabau, Banjarese, Acehnese, Javanese, Osing, Sundanese, and Madurese (which has its own form of Arabic known as Pegon.)


  • Javanese – A Brahmic-based script used by the Javanese and related peoples. Today the script is in rapid decline and largely supplanted by Latin.


  • Kawi script – The oldest known Brahmic writing system in Indonesia and the ancestor to all Brahmic based writing systems in Insular Southeast Asia.


  • Balinese – A Brahmic-based script used by the Balinese people to write Balinese. It is closely related to Javanese script.


  • Rejang – A Brahmic-based script used by the Rejang people of Bengkulu, Sumatra. It is closely related to Kerinci, Lampung and Rencong script.


  • Kerinci (Kaganga) – A Brahmic-based script used by the Kerincis to write their language.


  • Batak – A Brahmic-based script, used by the Batak people of North Sumatra.


  • Lontara – A Brahmic-based script, used by the Buginese and Makassarese in Sulawesi.


  • Lampung – A Brahmic-based script, still used by Lampung people to write Lampung language, although they are in rapid decline. Lampung script is closely related to Rencong, Kerinci and Rejang script.


  • Hangeul Cia-Cia – The Hangeul script used to write the Cia-Cia language in Buton Island, Southeast Sulawesi.


Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Article 1) in Languages of Indonesia


English translation:


(All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights, they are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.)


  • Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia)



  • Javanese (Basa Jawa)



  • Malay (Bahasa Melayu)



  • Minangkabau (Baso Minangkabau)



  • Buginese (Basa Ugi)



  • Balinese (Basa Bali)



  • Sundanese (Basa Sunda)



  • Madurese (Basa Madura)



  • Musi (Baso Pelembang)



  • Acehnese (Bahsa Acèh)



  • Tetum (Lia-Tetun)



  • Dawan (Uab Metô)






  • Banjar (Bahasa Banjar)



  • Lampung (Bahasa Lampung)



  • Rejangese (Baso Jang)



  • Bengkulu Malay (Bahaso Melayu Bengkulu)




See also


  • List of writing systems of the languages in Indonesia


References




  1. ^ abc Lewis, M. Paul (2009). "Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Sixteenth edition". SIL International. Retrieved 17 November 2009..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  2. ^ Sneddon, James (2003). The Indonesian Language: Its history and role in modern society. Sydney: University of South Wales Press Ltd.


  3. ^ http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=ID


  4. ^ Muhadjir. 2000. Bahasa Betawi:sejarah dan perkembangannya. Yayasan Obor Indonesia. p. 13.


  5. ^ abcdefg Piwulang Basa Jawa Pepak, S.B. Pramono, hal 148, 2013


  6. ^ "90 Persen Bahasa Ibu di Dunia Terancam Punah". 27 June 2012.


  7. ^ http://www.ethnologue.com/country/ID/status


  8. ^ http://m.antaranews.com/berita/351761/pelajaran-bahasa-daerah-tetap-ada


  9. ^ Baker (1998), p.202.


  10. ^ Ammon (2005), p.2017.


  11. ^ Booij (1999), p.2


  12. ^ Taylor, Jean Gelman (2003). Indonesia: Peoples and Histories. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. p. 29. ISBN 0-300-10518-5.



External links


  • Graph of Indonesian ethnolinguistics

  • Linguistic maps of Indonesia

  • How many people speak Indonesian?











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