BRIEF HISTORY OF THE INDONEASIAN LANGUAGE

Indonesian Language born on 28 October 1928. at the time, young people from various corners of the archipelago gathered in the Density of Youth and content (1) slaughterous that one, the land of Indonesia, (2) a noble one, the Indonesian nation, and (3) respects the language of unity, the Indonesian language. Innocence of youth is known by the name Youth Oath.

The third element of the Youth Oath is a statement of determination that the language is the language of nation unity. In the year 1928 that is the language gazetted position as a national language.

English language stated position as the country on 18 August 1945 because at the time the 1945 Constitution was passed as the Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia. In the 1945 Constitution stated that the country is the English language (Chapter XV, Article 36).

The decision of Congress English II, in the year 1954 BC, among others, stated that the language comes from the Malay language. English grow and develop from the Malay language since the days I have been used as a lingua franca (lingua franca) is not only in the island archipelago, but also in almost all of Southeast Asia.

Malay language used starting in Southeast Asia since the 7th century. Evidence that the state is experiencing with the inscription in Kedukan Hill berangka years 683 M (Nagpur), Talang Tuwo berangka years 684 M (Nagpur), Lime City berangka years 686 M (West Bangka), and Coral Brahi berangka years 688 M (Jambi) . Inscription that the letter titled Pranagari Malay-speaking Kuna. Malay There is not only used at the time because the beach in Central Java (Gandasuli) also found the inscription berangka years 832 M and inscriptions found in Bogor berangka years 942 F, which also use the Malay language, Kuna.

At the time of the beach, the Malay language as the language of culture, language textbooks, namely Buddhism. Seiyu also be used as a lingua franca in the archipelago and antarsuku as the language of trade, as well antarsuku language in the archipelago, as well as the language used against traders who come from outside the archipelago.

Information from a Chinese historian, I-Tsing, the study Buddhism at the beach, among others, stated that at the beach, there is a language called louen-Koen (I-Tsing: 63159), Kou-luen (I-Tsing: 183) , K'ouen-louen (Ferrand, 1919), Kw'enlun (Alisjahbana, 1971:1089). Kun'lun (Parnikel, 1977:91), K'un-lun (Prentice, 1078:19), which is contiguous with Sanskrit. The definition Koen-luen is the lingua franca (lingua franca) in the island archipelago, the Malay language.

Development and growth of the Malay language seems increasingly clear from the relics of the kingdom of Islam, whether in the form of inscribed stones, such as writing on the gravestones in Minye Tujoh, Aceh, 1,380 M berangka years, and the results susastra (16th-century and to-17), as Verses Hamzah Fansuri, Hikayat Kings Pasai, Sejarah Melayu, Tajussalatin, and Bustanussalatin.

Malay language, spread to corners of the archipelago along with the religion of Islam spread in the area of the archipelago. Malay language easily accepted by the community as a language of the archipelago of inter-relationship, antarsuku, antarpedagang, antarbangsa, and antarkerajaan because the Malay language does not recognize the level of expression.

Malay language used in any region in the archipelago and the more developed and increasingly strong presence. Malay language used in the region in the area of the archipelago in the growth pattern is influenced by the culture of the region. Malay language to absorb vocabulary of various languages, especially from Sanskrit, Persian, Arabic and European languages. Malay language in its development, it appears in different variations and dialects.

The development of Malay archipelago influence in the region and encourage a sense of brotherhood and unity nation. Communication antarperkumpulan the rise in the use of the Malay language. The youth of Indonesia joined in the association aware of the movement in the Malay language became the language of Indonesia, the language of unity for the entire nation of Indonesia (Youth Oath, 28 October 1928).

Resurrection has been encouraging the development of the national language of Indonesia rapidly. Role of political, trade, persuratkabaran, the magazine is very large and modernized in the Indonesian language.

Proclamation of independence of the Republic of Indonesia, Aug. 17, 1945, has been strengthening the position and function of language as the language of the constitutional state. Now the Indonesian language used by the various layers of Indonesian society, both at the national and local levels.
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