Indonesian and Japanese
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
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Hello
Halo
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)
Thank You
Terima kasih
ありがとう (Arigatō)
How Are You?
Apa kabar?
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)
Good Night
Selamat Malam
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)
Good Evening
Malam yang baik
こんばんは (Konbanwa)
Good Afternoon
Selamat Sore
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)
Good Morning
Selamat Pagi
おはよう (Ohayō)
Please
mohon Untuk
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)
Sorry
maaf
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)
Bye
Selamat tinggal
さようなら (Sayōnara)
I Love You
Aku cinta kamu
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)
Excuse Me
Permisi
すみません (Sumimasen)
Dialect 1
Sundanese
Sanuki
Where They Speak
Indonesia
Kagawa
Dialect 2
Balinese
Hakata
Where They Speak
Bali, Indonesia, Lombok and Java, Nusa Penida
Fukuoka
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Minangkabau
Kansai
Where They Speak
Indonesia, Malaysia
kansai
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Bahasa Melayu
日本語
Alternative Names
Bahasa Indonesia
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French Name
indonésien
japonais
German Name
Bahasa Indonesia
Japanisch
Pronunciation
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/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]
Ethnicity
Indonesians
Japanese (Yamato)
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Japonic Family
Subgroup
Indonesian
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Branch
Not Available
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Early Forms
Old Malay
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese
Standard Forms
Indonesian
Japanese
Signed Forms
Sistem Isyarat Bahasa Indonesia (SIBI, "Signed Indonesian")
Signed Japanese
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Not Available
Glottocode
indo1316
nucl1643
Linguasphere
No data available
45-CAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
Agglutinative, Synthetic
All Indonesian and Japanese Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Indonesian and Japanese dialects. Various dialects of Indonesian and Japanese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Indonesian are spoken in different Indonesian Speaking Countries whereas Japanese Dialects are spoken in different Japanese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Indonesian vs Japanese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Indonesian dialects include: Sundanese, Balinese. Japanese dialects include: Sanuki , Hakata. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Indonesian and Japanese Speaking population
Indonesian and Japanese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Indonesian and Japanese languages can be compared. The total count of Indonesian and Japanese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Indonesian language is 1.16 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Indonesian and Japanese on Indonesian vs Japanese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Indonesian and Japanese Language Codes
Indonesian and Japanese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Indonesian and Japanese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.