Indonesian and German Speaking countries
Countries
Indonesia
Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland
National Language
Indonesia
Germany
Second Language
East Timor, Indonesia
North Dakota, United States of America
Speaking Continents
Asia
Europe
Minority Language
Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands
Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia
Regulated By
Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa
Council for German Orthography
Interesting Facts
- The modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
- In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.
- One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
- The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.
Similar To
Malay language
Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages
Derived From
Malay and Dutch Languages
Albanian Languages
Indonesian and German as Minority Language
In Indonesian and German speaking countries you will get the countries which have Indonesian and German as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Indonesian as minority language: Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands.
- German as minority language: Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia.
If you want to compare Indonesian and German dialects, then you can go to Indonesian vs German Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Indonesian and German Regulators
Indonesian and German speaking countries provide you Indonesian and German regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa regulates Indonesian language.German is regulated by Council for German Orthography. Also get to learn, Indonesian and German Language History.
Indonesian and German Continents
Thinking about Indonesian and German continents in which Indonesian and German speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Indonesian and German. Most of the Indonesian speaking countries lie in Asia. While German speaking countries lie in Europe. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Indonesian and German languages:
Indonesian Interesting Facts:
- The modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
- In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.
German Interesting Facts:
- One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
- The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.
The Indonesian language was derived from Malay and Dutch Languages and is similar to Malay language whereas Indonesian language is similar to Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages and derived from Albanian Languages.