Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia) is written in Roman script and less extensively in Jawi script. Words in Indonesian are spelled the way they are pronounced with a few exceptions. Modern spelling was adopted in 1972 in Perfected Spelling System. These are 26 letters of Roman script used in Indonesian.
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Letter |
Name |
Sound |
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Aa |
a |
a as in father u as in fur |
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Bb |
be |
b as in bat |
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Cc |
ce |
ch as in check |
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Dd |
de |
d as in dam |
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Ee |
e |
e as in camel e as in bed e as in grey |
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Ff |
ef |
f as in farmer |
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Gg |
ge |
g as in game |
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Hh |
ha |
h as here |
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Ii |
i |
i as in Indonesia |
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Jj |
je |
j as in Java |
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Kk |
ka |
k as in key |
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Ll |
el |
l as in lemon |
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Mm |
em |
m as in mango |
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Nn |
en |
n as in no |
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Oo |
o |
o as in go o as in both |
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Pp |
pe |
p as in pen |
|
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qi |
q as in quran |
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Rr |
er |
r as in read |
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Ss |
es |
s as in same |
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Tt |
te |
t as in time |
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Uu |
u |
oo as in foot |
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Vv |
ve |
v as in vega |
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Ww |
we |
w as in wave |
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Xx |
ex |
x as in xenon |
|
Yy |
ye |
y as in yes |
|
Zz |
zet |
z as in zebra |
Jawi script is derived from Arabic script. It uses letters in Arabic script with additions of nonexistent letters in Arabic (c, p, ng, and ny). Other than official Roman script, Jawi script is widely used in areas populated by Malay Indonesian such as, Sumatra and Riau Archipelago. Jawi script is also widely used in neighboring countries Malaysia, Pattani (south part Thailand), and Brunei.
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