In the Indonesian capital of Jakarta, the official language is Bahasa Indonesia. This is the first language of around 83% of the city’s residents, according to the 2010 census. However, as Jakarta is a melting pot of cultures, a range of other languages and dialects are also spoken there.
Bahasa Indonesia is a Malay-based language and is closely related to Malaysian. It is the official language of Indonesia, and is also spoken in parts of Brunei and Malaysia. The …