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''[[Indonesia Genealogy|Indonesia]]'' | ''[[Asia]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Indonesia Genealogy|Indonesia]]'' {{Indonesia-sidebar}} | ||
There are 250 speech forms, each with its own regional dialects in Indonesia. Often the inhabitants of the same island do not all speak the same native language. Fortunately, one language, Bahasa Indonesia, is taught in all schools from the elementary grades. However, Indonesian is by no means the native language in all parts of the archipelago. | There are 250 speech forms, each with its own regional dialects in Indonesia. Often the inhabitants of the same island do not all speak the same native language. Fortunately, one language, Bahasa Indonesia, is taught in all schools from the elementary grades. However, Indonesian is by no means the native language in all parts of the archipelago. | ||
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In its history, Indonesian has devoured thousands of words from Indonesia's local languages, as well as from Arabic, Chinese, Dutch, Portuguese, Sanskrit, Tamil, French, and English. | In its history, Indonesian has devoured thousands of words from Indonesia's local languages, as well as from Arabic, Chinese, Dutch, Portuguese, Sanskrit, Tamil, French, and English. | ||
== | == Websites == | ||
*http://www.iisg.nl/w3vlindonesia/ | *http://www.iisg.nl/w3vlindonesia/ | ||