Standard Indonesian
Standard Indonesian (bahasa Indonesia baku) is the standard variety of the Indonesian language. Spoken by more than 275 million speakers, it is considered as one of the world's most spoken languages. It served as the national language of the Republic of Indonesia as well as one of the official languages of the United Nations.
The Standard Indonesian has been included as one of the learning curriculum in at least 52 countries (per 2023 data). In the country of Timor-Leste specifically, the Standard Indonesian functioned as one of the official working languages. The courses to study the Standard Indonesian are also widely available, such as in the top global universities of Harvard University, Cambridge University, Australian National University, etc.
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edit- Standard Indonesian has been a uniting force for the nation since pre-independence times, especially through the Youth Pledge in 1928. With its role as a link between various ethnicities in Indonesia, the Standard Indonesian, with more than 275 million speakers, has also traveled the world, with the inclusion of Indonesian language curricula in 52 countries around the world with at least 150,000 foreign speakers currently.
- Oemar, Mohamad (2023), Paris: 42nd UNESCO General Conference