There are more than 700 languages spoken in Indonesia. Most of these languages belong to the Austronesian family, although there are a few Papuan languages spoken on the island of New Guinea, which is geographically close to Indonesia. The official language of Indonesia is Indonesian, which is based on the Malay language. However, there are also a number of other official languages, including Javanese, Sundanese, and Madurese.
Indonesian is the most widely spoken language in Indonesia, with around 230 million …