What is the language spoken in Indonesia? - Indonesia - Nomadays
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What is the language spoken in Indonesia?

With the existence of a large number of ethnic groups, there are more than 725 languages spoken in Indonesia.

But since the independence of the country in 1930, Indonesian Bahasa has been chosen as the official language. This lug comes from Malaysian Malay. Many do not have Indonesian as their official language but learn it at school.

We are resuming other languages like:

  • Javanese: more than 80 million people speak it
  • Sundanese: about 35 million
  • Malay: 18 million
  • Madurais: more than 18 million
  • Minangkabau: 8 million
  • Batak: 7 million
  • Bugis: 5 million
  • Balinese: 4 million
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