Formally, the correct Indonesian language is the official language of Indonesia, known as the Bahasa Indonesia (Bahasa = language). Bahasa Indonesia has been used as a lingua franca in Indonesian archipelago, for most Indonesian commonly speak at least one of more than 700 of the Indonesian regional languages, such as Javanese, Sundanese, Balinese, etc., which are used at home and within the local community.
The colloquial expressions of the official Indonesian language also widely used in daily life, although in accordance to the official version of the Indonesian language those expressions are grammatically incorrect. Such expressions mostly mixed with local indigenous dialects, so that people in each regions in Indonesia might have their own expressions which might be the same or different with those used by others in different regions.
Some people might think that they're learning the wrong language when they were learning the official version of the Indonesian language, only to find out that people in Indonesia do not communicate the way how they've learned the language before, but it is not true. Most formal education, media and other forms of communications are conducted in the official version of the Indonesian language, or Bahasa Indonesia, so foreigners are still advised to learn the official version first before learning the colloquial versions, as they can easily adapt their way to communicate from the official version into the colloquial versions, while they might find it difficult to understand the official version (on TV, writings, etc.) if they learn the language from the colloquial expression first.
The colloquial expressions of the official Indonesian language also widely used in daily life, although in accordance to the official version of the Indonesian language those expressions are grammatically incorrect. Such expressions mostly mixed with local indigenous dialects, so that people in each regions in Indonesia might have their own expressions which might be the same or different with those used by others in different regions.
Some people might think that they're learning the wrong language when they were learning the official version of the Indonesian language, only to find out that people in Indonesia do not communicate the way how they've learned the language before, but it is not true. Most formal education, media and other forms of communications are conducted in the official version of the Indonesian language, or Bahasa Indonesia, so foreigners are still advised to learn the official version first before learning the colloquial versions, as they can easily adapt their way to communicate from the official version into the colloquial versions, while they might find it difficult to understand the official version (on TV, writings, etc.) if they learn the language from the colloquial expression first.
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