Indonesian

Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia) is the official language of Indonesia, the world's largest archipelagic nation. It serves as the lingua franca among Indonesia's diverse population of over 270 million people speaking hundreds of native languages.

Linguistics

Character Set

Indonesian uses the Latin alphabet, the same script as English. It follows the standard 26-letter alphabet without additional characters.

Idioms

Date

Indonesian dates follow the day-month-year format. Month names are not capitalized.

Location

Indonesian addresses follow a specific format:

1. Street and House Number: The street name comes first, followed by the house number (e.g., "Jalan Sudirman No. 123").
2. Neighborhood (Kelurahan/Desa): The smallest administrative area.
3. Sub-district (Kecamatan): The next administrative level.
4. City (Kota/Kabupaten): The city or regency.
5. Province (Provinsi): The largest administrative division.
6. Postal Code: The 5-digit postal code comes at the end.

Capitalization

Indonesian follows similar capitalization rules to English:

• Capitalize the first word of a sentence.
• Capitalize proper nouns (names of people, places, organizations).
• Days and months are not capitalized.
• Language names and nationalities are not capitalized.

Typesetting

Punctuations

Indonesian punctuation rules are very similar to English:

• Quotation marks: Uses double quotes "..." (American style).
• Apostrophe: Used similarly to English.
• Comma: Follows English rules.
• Numbers:
  • Decimal separator: Uses a comma (e.g., 12,34).
  • Thousand separator: Uses a dot (e.g., 1.234).

Translations

YAMLResume adopts the following translations for various options and terms used in Indonesian resumes.

Education Degrees

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