Indonesia hasn’t made a strategic effort to push bahasa Indonesia in Australia. That’s in stark contrast to how French and other languages are promoted in Australia, including through cultural events.
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Colloquialisms such as barbie and smoko are like accents – part of the glue that sticks Australian English speakers together.
Be sceptical when it’s claimed that a language has ‘no word for X’ or ‘50 words for Y’.
It’s too easy to make assumptions based on an accent or the pitch of a voice.
