Explores the cultural and political contradictions that have arisen from two critical facts in Indonesian history: that while the Indonesian nation is young, the Indonesian nation is ancient originating in the early seventeenth-century Dutch conquests; and that contemporary politics are conducted in a new language. Bahasa Indonesia, by peoples (especially the Javanese) whose cultures are rooted in medieval times. Available in print in Menzies Library - see library catalogue

Contains information and word lists for Ampibabo-Lauje, Balaesang, Boano, Buginese, Dampelas, Dondo, Lauje, Pendau, Tajio, Tialo, Taje, Petapa Taje, Tanampedagi Taje, and Totoli languages and/or dialects as spoken in northern Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Political changes since the fall of the Suharto regime in 1998 have had a significant impact on linguistic and discursive practices in Indonesia. The language policy of the state has become less restrictive than in the past, when Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia) was vigorously promoted as one of the symbols of the unity of the country's diverse ethnic groups.

This book examines how talk plays an important role in mediating social relations in two urban spaces where linguistic and cultural diversity is the norm and where distinctions between newcomers and old timers changes regularly. How do people who do not share expectations about how they should behave build new expectations through participating in conversation?

Indonesia's policy since independence has been to foster the national language. In some regions, local languages are still political rallying points, but their significance has diminished, and the rapid spread of Indonesian as the national language of political and religious authority has been described as the 'miracle of the developing world'. Among the Weyewa, on the island of Sumba, this shift has displaced a once vibrant tradition of ritual poetic speech, which until recently was an important source of authority, tradition, and identity. But it has also given rise to new and hybrid forms of poetic expression.

A Comprehensive Indonesian-English Dictionary is designed to be as user-friendly as possible. Root words, meanings, proverbs, and idioms, compounds that begin with the root word, and derivatives are given.

This dictionary represents a high percentage of the most common words and phrases in Indonesian, with Indonesian orthography and pronunciation, along with the English equivalent.

Indonesian language -- Dictionaries -- Javanese.

Indonesian language -- Dictionaries -- Tetum

A unique Indonesian-English dictionary in full colour exclusively designed for English-speaking learners, teachers of Indonesian and Indonesians who wish to improve their English.

The first genuine learner’s dictionary for English-speaking students of Indonesian which, rather than being a passive reference work, actively helps the user to generate language. Also held in Menzies Reference collection - see library catalogue.