Spelling Variation
Beside the formal spelling you will also find spelling variation for some words both in daily conversation as well as in media(newspaper, magazine, advertising). The first column are the formal spelled words, and the second column are the spelling variation.
Examples
| Formal | Variation | Meaning |
| aktivitas | aktifitas | activity |
| analisis | analisa | analysis |
| apotek | apotik | chemist |
| bus | bis | bus |
| Februari | Pebruari | February |
| foto | Photo | photo |
| izin | ijin | permit |
| istri | isteri | wife |
| Jumat | Jum’at | Friday |
| karier | karir | carrier |
| komplet | komplit | complete |
| kualitas | kwalitas | quality |
| napas | nafas | breath |
| nasihat | nasehat | advise |
| nekad | nekat | determined, to do something no matter what, ready to take serious risks |
| nomor | nomer | number, figure |
| objek | obyek | object |
| rapi | rapih | neat, nice, tidy, well-groomed |
| realitas | realita | reality |
| selebritas | selebriti | celebrity |
| silakan | silahkan | please |
| sistem | sistim | system |
| sorga | surga | heaven |
| standar | standard | standard |
| teknik | tehnik | technic |
| Yogyakarta | Jogyakarta, Jogjakarta | capital city of central Java province |
| zaman | jaman | time, era, period |