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List of languages by number of native speakers in Indonesia

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Population 5 years old and upward, Language Used at home Everyday 2011[1]

Ranked Everyday language group number %
1 Javanese 68,044,660 31.79
2 Indonesian 42,682,566 19.94
3 Sundanese 32,412,752 15.14
4 Malay 7,901,386 3.69
5 Madurese 7,743,533 3.62
6 Minangkabau 4,232,226 1.98
7 Banjarese 3,651,626 1.71
8 Buginese 3,510,249 1.64
9 Balinese 3,371,049 1.57
10 Batak languages 3,318,360 1.55
11 Cirebonese 3,086,721 1.44
12 Other Languages of East Nusa Tenggara 3,004,120 1.40
13 Sasak 2,691,127 1.26
14 Acehnese 2,550,055 1.19
15 Betawi 2,244,648 1.05
16 Malay-based creoles 2,243,000 1.05
17 Palembang Malay/Musi/Sekayu 2,181,769 1.02
18 Other languages of South Sulawesi 1,953,592 0.91
19 Makassarese 1,644,300 0.77
20 Papuan languages 1,643,325 0.77
21 Languages of Maluku 1,616,240 0.76
22 Other languages of Dayaks 1,478,696 0.69
23 Bengkulu Malay 1,438,278 0.67
24 Other spoken languages in Sumatra 1,345,387 0.63
25 Other languages of Southeast Sulawesi 1,047,750 0.49
26 Other languages of West Nusa Tenggara 1,020,035 0.48
27 Other languages of Lampung province 914,656 0.43
28 Other languages of North Sulawesi 875,861 0.41
29 Other Sulawesi languages 812,851 0.38
30 Languages of Kalimantan 758,010 0.35
31 Nias 747,168 0.35
32 Unknown 561,711 0.26
33 Other languages of Aceh 532,814 0.25
34 Foreign languages,
include:
443,973 0.21
35 Sign languages 40,373 0.02
Total 214,056,929 100.00

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  1. ^ Kewarganegaraan, Suku Bangsa, agama, dan Bahasa Sehari-hari Penduduk Indonesia: Hasil Sensus Penduduk 2010. (PDF), Badan Pusat Statistik