Indonesian is part of the Austronesian language family. It is a standardized register of Malay and one of the most widely spoken languages in the world. Indonesia has a large population – the fourth largest in the world and Indonesian is spoken by the greater majority of the Indonesian population.
Indonesian is part of the Austronesian language family. It is a standardized register of Malay and one of the most widely spoken languages in the world.
Indonesia has a large population – the fourth largest in the world – and Indonesian is spoken by the greater majority of the Indonesian population either as a first or second language. It is closely related to most of the other languages of multilingual Indonesia.
Such as Javanese, Sudanese and Madurese. In East Timor, Indonesian is recognized as an official language alongside English, Tetum and Portuguese.
Indonesian contains thousands of loanwords from Arabic, Portuguese, Dutch, Chinese and Sanskrit. Arabic loanwords are mainly to do with religion as the primary religion in Indonesia is Islam. Portuguese words are widespread and usually reflect trade.
As a former colony of the Netherlands, Dutch has left its legacy in Indonesian, whilst Chinese loanwords are particularly evident in culinary terms. Sanskrit loanwords would appear to represent the earliest external linguistic influence and express concepts that are basic to the language.
There are around 25 million speakers of Indonesian as a first language and 150 million who use it as a second or additional language. This is typical of a language that has established itself as a lingua franca – a language that serves as the means of communication in an area exhibiting considerable linguistic diversity.
The learner of Indonesian is faced, from the outset, with two very great advantages: Indonesian is written in the Roman script and contains (unlike the majority of languages of South East Asia) no phonemic tone. Also, knowing Indonesian allows one to understand everyday Malay with little if any difficulty.
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LSI’s classes in Indonesian allow you to study the language in a friendly environment with one of our fully qualified and highly experienced teachers, all native level speakers of Indonesian.
Our dedicated in-house team of professional linguists is supported by a network of highly-qualified consultants, language trainers, translators and interpreters, each with their own sector and country-specific expertise.This means that we can offer the most comprehensive range of language services.
Indonesian Courses are offered at all levels from complete beginners to Advanced and are delivered by qualified and experienced Indonesian mother-tongue teachers.
Our Indonesian speakers, fully qualified to teach their native tongue, can train you and, if need be, the rest of your group at a time that is suitable to you, at your home or place of work.
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