The Indonesian name for the language () is also occasionally used in English and other languages. Bahasa Indonesia is sometimes improperly reduced to Bahasa, which refers to the Indonesian subject (Bahasa Indonesia) taught in schools, on the assumption that this is the name of the language. But the word (a loanword from Sanskrit Bhāṣā) only means "language." For example, French language is translated as , and the same applies to other languages, such as (English), (Japanese), (Arabic), (Italian), and so on. Indonesians generally may not recognize the name alone when it refers to their national language.
The Indonesian name for the language () is also occasionally used in English and other languages. Bahasa Indonesia is sometimes improperly reduced to Bahasa, which refers to the Indonesian subject (Bahasa Indonesia) taught in schools, on the assumption that this is the name of the language. But t.he word (a loanword from Sanskrit Bhāṣā) only means "language." For example, French language is translated as , and the same applies to other languages, such as (English), (Japanese), (Arabic), (Italian), and so on Indonesians generally may not recognize the name alone when it refers to their national language.