Similarities Between Filipino and Indonesian

In this episode, we compare two Austronesian languages, Indonesian and Filipino. We explore the similarities between the two languages with a list of words and sentences. There are many similarities between the two languages, but to what extent are they intelligible to one another? For any questions, suggestions, or feedback, contact us on Instagram:   / bahadoralast  

Indonesian (bahasa Indonesia) is a standardized register of Malay and the official language of Indonesia. Indonesia is multi-lingual country and most Indonesians speak another language, however, the Indonesian language has been used as a lingua franca in the archipelago for centuries. Indonesian is also recognized as minority language in East Timor. Filipino, on the other hand, is the standard register of the Tagalog language and the official language of the Philippines. Both Filipino and Indonesian are classified as Malayo-Polynesian languages, a subgroup of the Austronesian languages. Due to the close relationship between the two languages, there are many cognates between them. Indonesia and the Philippines have had a very close history and as a result not only share a lot of common words in the official languages, but also very similar cultural characteristics.