Chinese and Indonesian Speaking countries
Countries
China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan
Indonesia
National Language
China, Taiwan
Indonesia
Second Language
Republic of Brazil
East Timor, Indonesia
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Indonesia, Malaysia
Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands
Regulated By
Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council
Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa
Interesting Facts
- Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
- In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.
- 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.
Similar To
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Malay language
Derived From
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Malay and Dutch Languages
Chinese and Indonesian as Minority Language
In Chinese and Indonesian speaking countries you will get the countries which have Chinese and Indonesian as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Chinese as minority language: Indonesia, Malaysia.
- Indonesian as minority language: Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands.
If you want to compare Chinese and Indonesian dialects, then you can go to Chinese vs Indonesian Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Chinese and Indonesian Regulators
Chinese and Indonesian speaking countries provide you Chinese and Indonesian regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council regulates Chinese language.Indonesian is regulated by Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa. Also get to learn, Chinese and Indonesian Language History.
Chinese and Indonesian Continents
Thinking about Chinese and Indonesian continents in which Chinese and Indonesian speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Chinese and Indonesian. Most of the Chinese 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 Chinese and Indonesian languages:
Chinese Interesting Facts:
- Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
- In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.
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 Chinese language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Not Available whereas Chinese language is similar to Malay language and derived from Malay and Dutch Languages.