Ejaan suwandi

from indonesia

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sastra
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From indonesia

Definition

The Suwandi spelling system for Indonesian language post-independence.

Etymology

An eponym derived from Mr. Soewandi, the Minister of Education and Culture who inaugurated this spelling system in 1947. This system replaced the Van Ophuysen spelling by changing the 'oe' digraph to 'u' for writing efficiency.

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