Indonesian and Chinese Speaking countries
Countries
Indonesia
China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan
National Language
Indonesia
China, Taiwan
Second Language
East Timor, Indonesia
Republic of Brazil
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands
Indonesia, Malaysia
Regulated By
Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa
Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council
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.
- 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.
Similar To
Malay language
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Derived From
Malay and Dutch Languages
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Indonesian and Chinese as Minority Language
In Indonesian and Chinese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Indonesian and Chinese as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Indonesian as minority language: Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands.
- Chinese as minority language: Indonesia, Malaysia.
If you want to compare Indonesian and Chinese dialects, then you can go to Indonesian vs Chinese Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Indonesian and Chinese Regulators
Indonesian and Chinese speaking countries provide you Indonesian and Chinese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa regulates Indonesian language.Chinese is regulated by Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council. Also get to learn, Indonesian and Chinese Language History.
Indonesian and Chinese Continents
Thinking about Indonesian and Chinese continents in which Indonesian and Chinese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Indonesian and Chinese. Most of the Indonesian speaking countries lie in Asia. While Chinese 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 Indonesian and Chinese languages:
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.
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.
The Indonesian language was derived from Malay and Dutch Languages and is similar to Malay language whereas Indonesian language is similar to Not Available and derived from Not Available.