In Indonesia, the Chinese language is spoken by a minority of the population. According to a 2010 census, just under 1.5 million people, or 2.5% of the population, spoke Chinese. This number has been declining in recent years as the proportion of Indonesia’s population that is of Chinese descent has decreased.
The Chinese language in Indonesia is a bit different than the Chinese spoken in China. There are a few different dialects, including Hokkien, Cantonese, and Hakka. Mandarin is also …