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Indonesia

Languages

Description

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.

Word List(s)

• Indonesian Genealogical Word List - FamilySearch Wiki
• Indonesian Phrases - MyLanguages.org
• Indonesian Lessons - MyLanguages.org
• Indonesian Common Phrases - Wikipedia

Alphabet and Pronunciation

Alphabet

• Indonesian alphabet - Omniglot
• Indonesian Vowels and Consonants - Wikipedia
• Indonesian Alphabet - MyLanguages.org

Pronunciation

• Indonesian pronunciation - Omniglot
• Indonesian Pronunciation - IELanguages
• Your Ultimate Indonesian Pronunciation Guide - IndonesianPod101

Language Aids and Dictionaries

Dictionaries

• A L N Kramer & Willie Koen, Tuttle concise Indonesian dictionary : Indonesian-English, English-Indonesian, Clarendon : Tuttle, 2014 - Available at WorldCat
• A L N Kramer, 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

• English–Indonesian Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary
• Indonesian dictionary - Lexilogos
• Dictionary Indonesian - English - Glosbe

Language Aids

• Explore the Inner Workings of Indonesian Language Grammar - IndonesianPod101
• Indonesian Grammar - Wikipedia
• Indonesian grammar. - MyLanguages.org

Additional Resources

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