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Indonesian
official language of Indonesia
Tamil
Dravidian language native to South India and Sri Lanka
Malay
Austronesian macrolanguage, basis for Malaysian Malay and Indonesian
Javanese
Austronesian language
Tetum
Timoric language spoken on the island of Timor
Minangkabau
Malayic language spoken predominantly by the Minangkabau ethnic group
Hakka Chinese
primary branch of Chinese originating in Southern China
Acehnese
Aceh-Chamic language spoken predominantly by the Acehnese (or Achinese) ethnic group
Banjar
Austronesian language spoken in Kalimantan, Indonesia
Madurese
Malayo-Polynesian language spoken in Madura
Papuan
non-Austronesian languages of New Guinea and adjacent islands
Tausug
Visayan language spoken in the Philippines and Malaysia
Trans–New Guinea
Southeast Papuan languages
Philippine
language family
Sasak
Bali–Sasak–Sumbawa language spoken by the Sasak ethnic group, native to Lombok Island
Betawi
Austronesian language of Greater Jakarta, Indonesia
Batak
subgroup of the Northwest Sumatra–Barrier Islands branch
Nias
Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia
Malayic
branch of the Malayo-Polynesian language subfamily
Iban
Coastal Dayak language spoken by Iban people
languages of Indonesia
languages of a geographic region
Hokkien
Hokkien ( , ) is a variety of the Southern Min group of Chinese languages. Native to and originating from the Minnan region in the southeastern part of Fujian in southeastern China, it is also referred to as Quanzhang (), from the first characters of the urban centers of Quanzhou and Zhangzhou.
Komering
Lampungic language spoken predominantly by the Komering ethnic group
Gayo
Austronesian language spoken in Sumatra, Indonesia
Lampungese
Lampungic language spoken predominantly by the Lampung ethnic group native to Lampung, Indonesia
Toba Batak
Batak language spoken by the Toba Batak people
Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
proposed subgroup of the Austronesian language family
Mandar
Northern South Sulawesi language spoken predominantly by the Mandar people
Mentawai
Austronesian language, spoken by the Mentawai-people of the Mentawai Islands, West Sumatra
Rejang
Southwest Sumatran language spoken by Rejang ethnic group
Kerinci
Western Sumatran language of Kerinci people originating from Kerinci region in Sumatra
Bima
Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia
Cocos Malay
dialect under the Betawic family language spoken in Cocos Islands, Australia
Uab Meto
Austronesian language spoken in West Timor
Kangeanic
Malayo-Polynesian language spoken by the Kangeanese ethnic group, native to the Kangean Archipelago
Mandailing Batak
Batak language spoken by the Mandailing Batak people
Sumbawa
language spoken predominantly by the Sumbawa ethnic group native to the Sumbawa island in Indonesia
Simalungun Batak
Batak language spoken by the Simalungun people
Musi
Malayic variety spoken in southern Sumatera
Ngaju
Austronesian language spoken in Kalimantan, Indonesia
Dairi Batak
Batak language spoken by the Dairi ethnic group
Ma'anyan
East Barito language spoken in central Kalimantan, Indonesia
Angkola
Batak language spoken in Sumatra, Indonesia
Barito
Dayak language family
Karo Batak
Austronesian language spoken in North Sumatra, Indonesia
Palembang
Malayic variety spoken in southern Sumatra
Ambonese
creole spoken by the Ambonese ethnic group
Jambi Malay
language in Indonesia
Sama–Bajaw
language family
Abui
language
Petjo
Petjo, also known as Petjoh, Petjok, Pecok and Petjoek (), is a Dutch-based creole language that originated among the Indos, a people of mixed Dutch and Indonesian ancestry in the former Dutch East Indies. The language has influences from Dutch and, depending on the region, Javanese, Malay, Sundanese and Betawi. Its speakers presently live mostly in Indonesia and the Netherlands. The language is expected to become gradually extinct by the end of the 21st century, due to Indos' shift toward Indonesian in Indonesia and Dutch in the Netherlands.
Osing
Javanic language spoken predominantly by the Osing ethnic gruoup
Central Malayo-Polynesian
language family
Bahau
Northern Mahakam language spoken by the Bahau ethnic
Bangka
Malayic language spoken in Indonesia
East Bird's Head
language family of New Guinea
Bengkulu
language of Indonesia
Lun Bawang
language
Ternate
language in North Maluku
Kelabit
language spoken in Indonesia