Indonesian language

Wed, 17 Jan 1996

Indonesian language

From Sinar

The President's advocacy of the use of Bahasa Indonesia to replace foreign words used for advertisements was widely welcomed. However, I find the implementation of this worthwhile policy confusing. Our teachers were unable to give satisfactory answer to our queries.

The words in question include: regen, resor, bakeri, mal and Holan, to replace the English words: regent, resort, bakery, mall and Holland. Does dropping the final consonant and spelling English words phonetically, pidgin-fashion, really make them into correct Indonesian?

Could the Center for Development Growth of Indonesian Language explain this phenomenon?

GILLY ELLYANASARI

Kebumen, Central Java

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