Bahasa Indonesia is the national language of Indonesia. It is a standardized form of Malay, which is the official language of Malaysia. Indonesian is spoken by about 230 million people, making it the fifth most spoken language in the world.
Bahasa Indonesia is the result of a long process of standardization. It was originally based on the dialect of the Malaccan court, but has since been influenced by other dialects. The language was officially standardized in 1945, and has been …