This term can sometimes still be found in written or spoken English. The Indonesian name for the language is Bahasa Indonesia (literally "the language of Indonesia"). In East Timor, which was an Indonesian province from 1975 to 1999, Indonesian is recognised by the constitution as one of the two working languages (the other is English, alongside the official languages of Tetum and Portuguese). Most formal education, as well as nearly all national media and other forms of communication, are conducted in Indonesian. Most Indonesians, aside from speaking the national language, are often fluent in another regional language (examples include Javanese, Minangkabau and Sundanese) which are commonly used at home and within the local community. Of its large population the number of people who fluently speak Indonesian is fast approaching 100%, thus making Indonesian one of the most widely spoken languages in the world. Indonesia is the fourth most populous nation in the world.
Indonesian is a normative form of the Riau dialect of Malay, an Austronesian language which has been used as a lingua franca in the Indonesian archipelago for centuries. Indonesian is a normative form of the Riau dialect of Malay, an Austronesian language which has been used as a lingua franca in the Indonesian archipela Title: Indonesian - English Bilingual Bible / ALKITAB Terjemahan Baru - New International Version / TB - NIV / INDONESIA - INGGRIS Publication date: 2009 Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia) is the official language of Indonesia. Title: Indonesian - English Bilingual Bible / ALKITAB Terjemahan Baru - New International Version / TB - NIV / INDONESIA - INGGRIS Publication date: 2009 Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia) is the official language of Indonesia.
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