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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, Malaysia, Philippines, New Zealand, Hawaii and various Oceanian countries.
Central Sulawesi province: Sigi regency, South Kulawi and Pipikoro sub-districts, 32 villages on Lariang river and tributaries; South Sulawesi province: north Luwu regency, enclave within Seko Padang [skx] language area; south Pasangkayu regency, Mamuju sub-district; West Sulawesi province: Lariang river west bank area.
Other languages of Dayaks: 1,478,696 0.69 23 Bengkulu Malay: 1,438,278 0.67 24 Other spoken languages in Sumatra: 1,345,387 0.63 25 Other languages of Southeast Sulawesi: 1,047,750 0.49 26 Other languages of West Nusa Tenggara: 1,020,035 0.48 27 Other languages of Lampung province 914,656 0.43 28 Other languages of North Sulawesi: 875,861 0.41 29
In 1945, Javanese was easily the most prominent language in Indonesia. It was the native language of nearly half the population, the primary language of politics and economics, and the language of courtly, religious, and literary tradition. [31] What it lacked, however, was the ability to unite the diverse Indonesian population as a whole.
Translators of the Bible into the languages of Indonesia (7 P) Pages in category "Languages of Indonesia" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 335 total.
Indonesian language (Indonesian: Bahasa Indonesia), the official language of Indonesia Indonesian languages, overview of some of the 700 languages spoken in Indonesia; Indonesian names, customs reflecting the multicultural and polyglot nature of Indonesia; Indonesian culture, a complex of indigenous customs and foreign influences
Sumbawa is spoken by the majority of the population, but also concurrently by a large number of speakers of other languages Sumbawa is a minority language Sumbawa ( basa Semawa ; Indonesian : bahasa Sumbawa ) or Sumbawarese is a Malayo-Polynesian language of the western half of Sumbawa Island, Indonesia , which it shares with speakers of Bima .
Indonesia, [c] officially the Republic of Indonesia, [d] is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian and Pacific oceans. Comprising over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guinea, Indonesia is the world's largest archipelagic state and the 14th-largest country by area, at 1,904,569 square kilometres (735,358 square miles).