Language

Indonesian

Indonesian is a language in the Austronesian family spoken in 25 countries.

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Scripture in Indonesian

A complete Bible is reported in Indonesian.

From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.

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Where Indonesian is spoken

  • Australia
  • Bahrain
  • Cambodia
  • China
  • France
  • Germany
  • Hong Kong
  • Indonesia
  • Japan
  • Kuwait
  • Libya
  • Malaysia
  • Netherlands
  • New Zealand
  • Oman
  • Philippines
  • Qatar
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Singapore
  • South Korea
  • Suriname
  • Taiwan
  • Timor-Leste
  • United Kingdom
  • United States

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About Indonesian

Part of
Malay (macrolanguage) (ISO 639-3 macrolanguage)
Language family
Austronesian
ISO 639-3 code
ind
Glottocode
indo1316
Also known as
Bahasa Indonesia · Standard Indonesian

Dialects and varieties 3

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Indonesian as a whole.

  • Acrolectal Colloquial Jakarta IndonesianNo known Scripture
  • Bahasa IndonesiaNo known Scripture
  • Riau IndonesianNo known Scripture

Sources

  • DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
  • GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
  • Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
  • Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained

Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0. Macrolanguage membership: ISO 639-3 code tables, iso639-3.sil.org.