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Is the Indonesian language used today the same as in the past? How have the language and its speakers evolved?


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Is the Indonesian language used today the same as in the past? How have the language and its speakers evolved?


Dwi Noverini Djenar is an Associate Professor at the Department of Indonesian Studies, School of Languages ​​& Cultures, University of Sydney. She explains the history of the Indonesian language and its development to date, including on foreign words that are absorbed and have similar pronunciation.


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