Is Bahasa a written language?

It is a standardized variety of Malay, an Austronesian language that has been used as a lingua franca in the multilingual Indonesian archipelago for centuries….Indonesian language.

Is Bahasa Indonesia a constructed language?

Yes Indonesian is a natural language. This is not a constructed language as has been stated correctly by e.g. Quoran Pandu Poluan (Pandu Poluan). This language is based on Riau Malay and even Classical Malay.

When was Indonesian language created?

Indonesian is a standardized dialect of the Malay language that was officially defined with the declaration of Indonesian independence in 1945, and the two languages remain quite similar….2007 Schools Wikipedia Selection. Related subjects: Languages.

Is Indonesia phonetic language?

Unlike English, Bahasa Indonesia is a phonetic language, that is a language with a direct relationship between spelling and pronunciation. One can look at a written Indonesian word and know how to pronounce it, or we can hear an Indonesian word and know how to spell it.

What does bahasa gaul mean in English?

History. Its native name, bahasa gaul (the ‘social language’), was a term coined in the late 1990s where bahasa means ‘language’ and gaul means ‘social’, ‘cool’ or ‘trendy’. Similarly, the term bahasa prokém (a more out-dated name for Indonesian slang) created in the early 1980s means ‘the language of gangsters’.

What is Bahasa Indonesia?

Bahasa is an artificial language made official in 1928. In the 1930s, as part of the independence movement, the Indonesian language was standardized and the term Bahasa Indonesia was adopted as the name of the language.

What is the national language of Indonesia?

Bahasa Indonesia is the national language of Indonesia. The language is classified as Austronesian language and also the standardized from of Malay language. Bahasa Indonesia is spoken throughout the country and united more than 245 millions of people in Indonesia, whose native language may be one of the over 300 regional language or dialects.

What is the classification of Indonesian slang language?

At present, there is no formal classification for Indonesian slang language as it is essentially a manipulated and popularized form of the Indonesian (the national language of Indonesia). Indonesian is part of the Western Malayo-Polynesian subgroup of the Malayo-Polynesian branch of the Austronesian languages.