Indonesian and Japanese Speaking countries
Countries
Indonesia
  
Japan
  
National Language
Indonesia
  
Japan
  
Second Language
East Timor, Indonesia
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia, Pacific
  
Minority Language
Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands
  
Palau
  
Regulated By
Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa
  
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
  
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.
  
- In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
- There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
  
Similar To
Malay language
  
Korean Language
  
Derived From
Malay and Dutch Languages
  
Not Available
  
Indonesian and Japanese as Minority Language
In Indonesian and Japanese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Indonesian and Japanese 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.
- Japanese as minority language: Palau.
If you want to compare Indonesian and Japanese dialects, then you can go to Indonesian vs Japanese Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Indonesian and Japanese Regulators
Indonesian and Japanese speaking countries provide you Indonesian and Japanese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa regulates Indonesian language.Japanese is regulated by Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education. Also get to learn, Indonesian and Japanese Language History.
Indonesian and Japanese Continents
Thinking about Indonesian and Japanese continents in which Indonesian and Japanese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Indonesian and Japanese. Most of the Indonesian speaking countries lie in Asia. While Japanese speaking countries lie in Asia, Pacific. 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 Japanese 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.
Japanese Interesting Facts:
- In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
- There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
The Indonesian language was derived from Malay and Dutch Languages and is similar to Malay language whereas Indonesian language is similar to Korean Language and derived from Not Available.