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