How important would Dutch be as a language today had it become the national language of Indonesia?

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Had the Dutch colonial authorities promoted rather than gatekept the Dutch language and Dutch would’ve later become the language of interethnic communication in Indonesia, how important would Dutch be on a global scale today.

However, while it would have about the same amount of speakers as French, Indonesia itself it kind of outside the spotlight so even Indonesian itself is not quite as widespread as other major languages. But anyways.

Posted Apr 24, 2026, 8:28 PM UTC

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