Nepali and Indonesian as Minority Language
In Nepali and Indonesian speaking countries you will get the countries which have Nepali and Indonesian as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Nepali as minority language: People's Republic of China.
- Indonesian as minority language: Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands.
If you want to compare Nepali and Indonesian dialects, then you can go to Nepali vs Indonesian Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Nepali and Indonesian Regulators
Nepali and Indonesian speaking countries provide you Nepali and Indonesian regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Language Academy of Nepal regulates Nepali language.Indonesian is regulated by Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa. Also get to learn, Nepali and Indonesian Language History.
Nepali and Indonesian Continents
Thinking about Nepali and Indonesian continents in which Nepali and Indonesian speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Nepali and Indonesian. Most of the Nepali speaking countries lie in Asia. 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 Nepali and Indonesian languages:
Nepali Interesting Facts:
- Before the term "Nepali" was coined, historically the language was first called the Khas language, Gorkhali or Gukhali.
- Nepali has borrowed many loanwords from neighboring Tibeto-Burmese 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.
The Nepali language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Hindi whereas Nepali language is similar to Malay language and derived from Malay and Dutch Languages.