About Indonesian Language
According to Wikipedia.org, Indonesian is the official language of Indonesia. It belongs to the Malayo-Polynesian branch while the standard dialect is Malay. When Indonesia became independent they declared Indonesian as their official language in 1945. Indonesian is spoken by 23 million people while it is the second language of 140 million people. As most Indonesians are bilingual they know more than three languages. Besides Indonesia, this language is also spoken in the Netherlands, the Philippines, and Singapore. Several dialects are spoken in various areas. The northern dialect is known as Malay while the southern dialect is most commonly spoken in Indonesia. There are regional dialects that are spoken in both north and south of Indonesia. It consists of six vowels but the sound system is similar to Malay.
About Arabic Language
According to Wikipedia.org, The Arabic language is spoken in a large area that includes North Africa and other parts of the world. This language is also widely popular in Arabian Peninsula and the Middle East. It is the language of the Quran and Muslims can read it with translations too. Quran is the sacred book of Islam that teaches us the way of living our life. Arabic is the language of Muslims that is divided into three forms. The three popular forms include classic and modern Arabic. The native speakers of Arabic are 350 million in number. There are around 32 varieties of Arabic but even the native speakers cannot differentiate among all. This language has influenced many other languages that including Turkish, Hindi, and Urdu. Currently Arabic is the language of 1.8 billion Muslims around the world. It is written beautifully in Arabic alphabets. However, there is no standard orthography.
