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INDONESIAN MINISTER REJECTS PROPOSAL TO MAKE BAHASA MELAYU ASEAN'S SECOND
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By New Straits Times - April 5, 2022 @ 8:00am
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Indonesia’s Minister of Education, Culture, Research and Technology Nadiem
Makarim has rejected Malaysia’s proposal to make Bahasa Melayu or the Malay
language, Asean’s ‘second language’. - NSTP file pic

KUALA LUMPUR: Indonesia's Minister of Education, Culture, Research and
Technology Nadiem Makarim has rejected Malaysia's proposal to make Bahasa Melayu
or the Malay language, Asean's 'second language'.

Nadiem said the proposal needed to be studied further and stressed that Bahasa
Indonesia (Indonesian language) deserves to be recognised as Asean's second
language considering its history and legacy.

Indonesia's news portal kompas.com reported him as saying that his ministry was
entrusted to develop, build and protect the Indonesian language and literature,
as well as uplift Indonesian to be recognised as a global language.

"I, as Mendikbudristek (Minister of Education, Culture, Research and
Technology), certainly reject the proposal.

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"However, because there is a desire of our friendly neighbouring country (negara
Sahabat) to propose Bahasa Melayu as the second language for Asean, of course
the desire needs to be studied and discussed further at the regional level.



"I urge the whole community to work hand-in-hand with the government to continue
to empower and defend the Indonesian language, " he was quoted as saying
yesterday (April 4).



According to 'Ethnologue: Languages of the World', Indonesian ranks 10 globally
as the most spoken language with 199 million speakers. It is a standardised
variety of Malay, an Austronesian language.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob had on March 23 several
initiatives to be implemented by the government to further strengthen the use of
Bahasa Melayu in the country and elevate the position of the national language
at the international stage.

Among them, he said Malaysia aims to make Bahasa Melayu as the second language
in Asean.

Nadiem further said Bahasa Indonesia has become one of the widely spoken
languages in the Asean region and is also spoken across 47 countries in the
world.

Indonesian, he said is also taught as a subject at some of the leading
institutions in Europe, the United States, Australia, and Asia.

"With all the advantages that the Indonesian language has in terms of history,
law (hukum), and linguistics, as well as how it has become an internationally
recognised language, it is fitting that Indonesian language sits at the
forefront, and if possible be the medium of communication for official Asean
meetings," he was quoted as saying.

Ismail Sabri, had on April 1, in a joint press conference with Indonesian
President Joko Widodo said Malaysia and Indonesia would continue efforts to
uplift the status of Bahasa Melayu, which may become an Asean language one day.



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