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The Indonesia Genealogical Word List shows Indonesian words and their English translations for many words that are found in documents used to research Indonesian ancestors. If the word you are looking for is not on this list, please consult an Indonesian-English dictionary. (See the "Additional Resources" section below.)

Spelling
Spelling rules were not standardized in earlier centuries. The following spelling variations are common.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
This word list includes only words most commonly found in genealogical sources. For further help, use a Indonesian-English dictionary. Several Indonesian-English dictionaries are available at the Family History Library. These are in the Scandinavian collection. Their call numbers begin with 439.81321.

The following dictionary is also available on microfilm for use in Family History Centers:

Additional dictionaries are listed in the Subject section of the FamilySearch Catalog under DANISH LANGUAGE - DICTIONARIES or in the Locality section under DENMARK - LANGUAGE AND LANGUAGES.

Key Words
To find and use specific types of Indonesian records, you will need to know some key words in Danish. This section gives key genealogical terms in Indonesian and the English words with the same or similar meanings. Notice, after three centuries of Dutch colonial rule, that some terms are similar to Dutch counterparts.

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