Indonesian and Oriya Speaking countries
Countries
Indonesia
India
National Language
Indonesia
India
Second Language
East Timor, Indonesia
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa
Not Available
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 earliest literature in Oriya was traced in 7th to 9th centuries.
- Since Odia is having a long literary history and has not borrowed largely from other languages, it is the 6th classical language in India.
Similar To
Malay language
Bengali and Assamese
Derived From
Malay and Dutch Languages
Sanskrit Language
Indonesian and Oriya as Minority Language
In Indonesian and Oriya speaking countries you will get the countries which have Indonesian and Oriya 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.
- Oriya as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
If you want to compare Indonesian and Oriya dialects, then you can go to Indonesian vs Oriya Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Indonesian and Oriya Regulators
Indonesian and Oriya speaking countries provide you Indonesian and Oriya regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa regulates Indonesian language.Oriya is not regulated. Also get to learn, Indonesian and Oriya Language History.
Indonesian and Oriya Continents
Thinking about Indonesian and Oriya continents in which Indonesian and Oriya speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Indonesian and Oriya. Most of the Indonesian speaking countries lie in Asia. While Oriya 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 Oriya 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.
Oriya Interesting Facts:
- The earliest literature in Oriya was traced in 7th to 9th centuries.
- Since Odia is having a long literary history and has not borrowed largely from other languages, it is the 6th classical language in India.
The Indonesian language was derived from Malay and Dutch Languages and is similar to Malay language whereas Indonesian language is similar to Bengali and Assamese and derived from Sanskrit Language.