Adelphi Language Database: Indonesian

Native Name: Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia)
Number of Speakers: 165 million
Official language of: Indonesia
Script used: Latin Alphabet

Sample of Indonesian

Setiap orang berhak mendapat pendidikan. Pendidikan harus gratis, setidak-tidaknya untuk tingkat sekolah rendah dan pendidikan dasar. Pendidikan rendah harus diwajibkan. Pendidikan teknik dan jurusan secara umum harus terbuka bagi semua orang, dan pengajaran tinggi harus secara adil dapat diakses oleh semua orang, berdasarkan kepantasan.

Indonesian is a standardized form of Malay and is spoken throughout Indonesia. About 30 million people speak Indonesian as their first language and a further 140 million speak it as a second language. Indonesia is a linguistically diverse region where the Indonesian language acts as a lingua franca, even though there are more native speakers of Javanese.

The Indonesian name for the language is Bahasa Indonesia (literally “the language of Indonesia”). This term can sometimes still be found in written or spoken English. In addition, the language is sometimes referred to as “Bahasa” by English speakers, though this simply means “language” and thus does not specifically designate the Indonesian language.

Indonesian Translation, Typesetting, Websites, Voice-Overs and Subtitles

Adelphi Translations Ltd. work translating Indonesian to English and English to Indonesian. We also produce voice recordings and subtitles for video in Indonesian as well as translation and localization of web sites into Indonesian. We are based in Sheffield, UK and handle language projects for local clients in commercial centres such as Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow and London but also have many International clients from around the world.