The history behind the proliferation of Indonesian is wild. As the government developed and Indonesia started to nationalize, choosing a common, sanctioned lang

The history behind the proliferation of Indonesian is wild. As the government developed and Indonesia started to nationalize, choosing a common, sanctioned language was an obvious priority. And instead of working from the most commonly spoken language/dialect, they chose an obscure language that would offend few. I suspect one reason Indonesian is often considered the easiest language to learn derived from the fact that it was promptly (and recently) adopted by a diverse group of varying language speakers, and allowed to evolve to suit them all.