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Indonesia, the land of many languages
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Since their independence in 1945,
Bahasa Indonesia
is the official language.
It is taught alongside the native language in all schools.
Despite this, not all inhabitants of Indonesia speak this language.
Only about 70% of Indonesians are proficient in Bahasa Indonesia.
Bahasa Indonesia is the native language of "only" 20 million people.
Thus, the many regional languages are still of great importance.
Indonesian is especially interesting for language lovers.
Because there are many advantages to learning Indonesian.
The language is considered to be relatively easy.
The grammar rules can be learned quickly.
You can rely on the spelling for pronunciation.
The orthography isn't difficult either.
Many Indonesian words come from other languages.
And: Indonesian will soon be one of the most important languages…
These are enough reasons to start learning, right?