Bahasa Indonesia

INDO 1011 SPRING 2009

BAHASA INDONESIAINDONESIAN LANGUAGE

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234,693,997 people live in Indonesia (CIA The World Factbook, July 2007 est.).

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There are 550 languages used in the Indonesian archipelago (Sneddon 2003).

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Only 14 languages have more than 1 million speakers.

- Javanese speakers: 75 million Margaretha Sudarsih Department of Asian Languages and Civilizations University of Colorado at Boulder

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History - Malay language had been a lingua franca in the Indonesian archipelago for 500 years before the Dutch came and colonialized Indonesia in 1595. Traders and explorers from Europe, West Asia and South Asia often met with Malay language speakers and picked up the language. The Dutch also used Malay to speak with the people in the archipelago, because the people spoke the language among themselves already. - 17th century: Malay language was used in schools and by the Protestants. - 1865: the Dutch administration decided that Malay was the second national language in Indonesia. - 1856: the first newspaper in Malay was printed. - 28 October1928: Kongres Pemuda (Youth Congress) made three important decisions: (1) To adopt the name Indonesia as the name of the country, (2) To call the nation under the same name: bangsa Indonesia (=Indonesians) and (3) Named the Malay dialect spoken in the Indonesian archipelago as Bahasa Indonesia—the national language of Indonesia. - To this date, Indonesian is an official language in schools and offices.

Greetings - Selamat pagi - Selamat siang - Selamat sore - Selamat malam

Good morning (2:00 – 11:00 AM) Good afternoon (11:00 AM – 3:00 PM) Good afternoon (3:00 PM – 6:00 PM) Good evening (6:00 PM – 12:00 AM); Good night

- Apa kabar?

How do you do? How are you?

- Bagaimana?

What’s up? Margaretha Sudarsih Department of Asian Languages and Civilizations University of Colorado at Boulder

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- Baik. - Baik-baik - Kurang baik - Lumayan

Good (I am doing) Well Not too good Not bad

A. Between a student and a teacher: Hari: Selamat pagi, Bu Ana. Apa kabar, Bu? Ana: Selamat pagi, Hari. Saya baik. Kamu? Hari: Saya baik juga. Mari, Bu. Ana: Ayo.

Good morning, Ms. Ana. How are you? Good morning, Hari. I am good. And you? I am doing well, too. See you, Ms. Bye.

Note: - Ibu (or Bu) means mother or Mam or Mrs, is a term of address for an older woman. You use terms of address (instead of you) to be polite. Only when you feel more familiar with the person then you can switch into you. - “kamu” means you, but only used when you are 100% sure that you established closeness to the other speaker. B. Between colleagues: Hanafi: Pagi, Mbak. Bagaimana kabarmu? Nona: Baik, Bang. Kamu? Hanafi: Lumayan. Sampai nanti di rapat jam 12 ya. Nona: Ya, sampai nanti.

Morning. What’s up? Good. And you? OK. See you at 12 o’clock meeting, right? Sure. See you later.

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- Hanafi used “Mbak” (Jv. sister) to address Nona because she is from Java, and he wanted to use the proper term of address for a Javanese woman of his age.Nona used “Bang” (from “abang” = older brother), a term of address for a male friend from outside of Java. For Javanese men she would use “Mas” (Jv. older brother). C. Between students: Tuti: Hai Dewi, bagaimana kamu? Dewi: Baik. Kamu? Tuti: Baik juga. Sampai nanti di kelas, ya. Dewi: Ya, sampai nanti.

Hi, Dewi. What’s up? Good. And you? Me too. See you in class, OK? OK. See you.

Note: - Both Tuti and Dewi used “kamu” to each other, because they knew each other well. - Students have to learn on their own when the degree of closeness will allow them to use “kamu” to the other speakers.

Introducing yourself D. Ana - Nama saya Ana - Saya guru Sekolah Dasar (=SD). - Saya dari Ponorogo, Jawa Timur.

My name is Ana. I am an elementary school teacher. I am from Ponorogo, East Java.

E. Hanafi - Saya Hanafi. - Saya guru Sekolah Menengah Pertama (=SMP). - Saya dari Padang, Sumatra. Barat.

I am Hanafi. I am a middle school teacher. I am from Padang, West Sumatra.

F. Nona Margaretha Sudarsih Department of Asian Languages and Civilizations University of Colorado at Boulder

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- Saya Nona. - Saya guru Sekolah Menengah Umum (=SMU). - Saya dari Salatiga, Jawa Tengah.

I am Nona. I am a high school teacher. I am from Salatiga, Central Java.

D. Carla - Nama saya Carla. - Saya dosen di Universitas Colorado. - Saya dariKalifornia.

My name is Carla. I am a teacher at CU. I am from California.

E. Courtney - Nama saya Courtney. - Saya karyawan di Pusat Studi Asia. - Saya dari Boulder, Colorado.

My name is Courtney. I work for the Center for Asian Studies. I am from Boulder, Colorado.

F. Made - Saya Made. - Saya mengajar gamelan Bali di Universitas Colorado. - Saya dari Tabanan, Bali.

I am Made. I teach Balinese gamelan at CU. I am from Tabanan, Bali.

Practice/Latihan Please go around the room and introduce yourself following the examples above. Here is a list of vocabulary that you can use: mahasiswa university students S1 undergraduate S2 Master’s program S3 PhD program kuliah to study at a university level jurusan major Margaretha Sudarsih Department of Asian Languages and Civilizations University of Colorado at Boulder

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Pronouns saya Anda kamu dia mereka kami kita

I you (formal) you (intimate) she/he they we (not including you) you and I

Reference: -

James N. Sneddon, 2003, Foreign Language: Its History and Role in Modern Society. CIA –The World Factbook—Indonesia: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/id.html

Links: -

Learning Indonesian in seven days: http://www.seasite.niu.edu/indonesian/percakapan/indonesia7days SEASSI—Southeast Asian Studies Summer Institute at the University of Wisconsin, Madison (including Indonesian): http://seassi.wisc.edu/. Applications for “Tuition Fellowship” are due April 13, 2009. Sessions: June 15 to August 7, 2009. UNSINDO Summer Studies in Indonesia: http://www.usindo.org/summerstudies/login.php. Applications are due March 13, 2009. Sessions starts at June 2nd, 2009.

Margaretha Sudarsih Department of Asian Languages and Civilizations University of Colorado at Boulder

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