Indonesian
Indonesian is documented on Dialect Atlas across 3 dialects, including Bahasa Indonesia, Bahasa Malaysia, Brunei Malay.
Dialects of Indonesian
- Bahasa IndonesiaStandard IndonesianThe national lingua franca and official language of Indonesia, derived from Malay and shaped by extensive contact with Javanese, Sundanese, Dutch, and English.
- Bahasa MalaysiaMalaysian Malay · Bahasa MelayuThe Malay standard of Malaysia. Shares core grammar with Indonesian but differs in vocabulary, with stronger English borrowings and distinct spelling conventions.
- Brunei MalayBahasa Melayu BruneiThe Malay variety of Brunei. A vernacular distinct from both Bahasa Malaysia and Indonesian, used as the everyday spoken standard alongside formal Bahasa Melayu.