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Indonesian

Indonesian

60 3.0
Connected with Indonesia, its people, or its language
  • adjective
  • /ˌɪndoʊˈniːʒən/
translation icon : indonesio
  • The other 61 would speak Indonesian, Italian, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese, French, and many other languages.
  • Indonesian culture
  • Indonesian government
  • Indonesian economy

If one thing is now clear, it is that Indonesian independence will not come easily.

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Examples

  • Many travelers enjoy the rich flavors of Indonesian cuisine during their visits to Bali.

  • The southern two-thirds of Borneo constitute the Indonesian state of Kalimantan.

    Academic text (2008)
  • We were the only people there besides some Indonesian officials and two local men who came to watch.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • If one thing is now clear, it is that Indonesian independence will not come easily.

  • So these rice farmers actually were better off in the Indonesian crisis than they were before.

  • I have been told the Indonesian parliament is also quite corrupt.

  • Her mother was Indonesian.

  • While the Indonesian government has taken many positive steps to tackle shackling, the situation hasn't changed much in social care institutions.

  • Now he is a charismatic figure, fluent in Dutch, Indonesian, Sundanese, Balanese, Japanese, Arabic, German, French and English.

  • The cultural festival featured traditional Indonesian music and dance performances.

Compounds

The southern part of the island of Borneo that belongs to Indonesia, called Kalimantan

Surface Forms

Indonesian positive

Morphology

Indonesian = Indonesia (transparent) = Indonesia + an

Formed by the productive adjectival/demonymic suffix '-an' on the country name; the relation is direct.

Etymology

The word Indonesian comes from the name Indonesia, which was made from two old Greek parts: Indo- meaning 'India' and -nesia meaning 'islands'. So Indonesian simply means 'from or about Indonesia', its people, or its culture.