Articles tagged with "bahasa indonesia"
Indonesians in Focus: Sutan Takdir Alisjahbana
By Barrie | March 13th, 2008 |
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The late Sutan Takdir Alisjahbana, who was born in Natal, North Sumatra on Feb. 11, 1908, is recognized not only as one of Indonesia’s great writers but also as a... [Read this entry]
Chewing Areca Nuts: Papua
By Barrie | March 9th, 2008 | Add a Comment »
The 2,500-year-old Malay tradition of chewing nuts from the areca palm (Areca Catechu) may be deemed backward by the younger generation in Sumatra and Java but for Papuans, especially in... [Read this entry]
Bantik - An Endangered Language: North Sulawesi
By Barrie | November 13th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
According to sources, perhaps the central feature of the Indonesian national culture in the late twentieth century was the Indonesian language. Malay was used for centuries as a lingua franca... [Read this entry]
Coastal Languages on the Brink of Extinction: Jayapura, Papua
By Barrie | November 7th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Arabic Language in Contemporary Indonesian
By Barrie | October 17th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
One of the most often heard cliches is that Bahasa Indonesia is a simple language. I find this cliche is mainly used by those who have never mastered the language.... [Read this entry]
‘Asam Jawa’: Indonesia
By Barrie | August 1st, 2007 | Add a Comment »
In Bahasa Indonesia tamarind is called asam jawa. Actually, besides the tamarind trees producing sour fruits, trees producing sweet fruits of the asam jawa, or Tamarindus Indica Linn, exist. But... [Read this entry]
The Common Carp: Indonesia
By Barrie | July 2nd, 2007 | Add a Comment »
The common carp or Cyprinus carpio Linn, named ikan mas in Bahasa Indonesia — though not as stunning as other fish varieties — is a common fish that many people... [Read this entry]
Weeds of the Sea: Indonesia
By Barrie | June 17th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Would you like to taste some exotic food? It can be found in seas and oceans, clinging to solid substrates. I’m talking about seaweed, or rumput laut as we say... [Read this entry]
Sangre to a Fried Chicken
By Barrie | May 1st, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Traveling around Jakarta’s outskirts looking for interesting culinary experiences from the overflowing capital, my friend came along to Condet, a region near Kramat Jati in East Jakarta. She really was... [Read this entry]
Indonesians in Focus: Rusdy Tjahyadi
By Barrie | April 18th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
According to www.answer.com, Peranakan is any native-born Indonesian of mixed Indonesian and foreign ancestry. The term often refers to Peranakan Chinese, the largest and most important Peranakan group that had... [Read this entry]
