Halo!
say it: “HAH-loh”
Indonesian
in its own words: Bahasa Indonesia
- Speakers
- 200 million (estimate)
- Family
- Austronesian
- Vitality
- Safe
- Where it is spoken
- Indonesia, Netherlands, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, United States of America
- Script
- Latin
- Official language
- Indonesia
Fun fact
Plurality can be expressed by reduplication: “anak” child, “anak-anak” children. Indonesian is a standardized form of Malay.