Indonesian

No conjugation, no gender, no tones. Plurals by repeating the word.

The hidden gem of easy languages. Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia) uses the Latin alphabet, has no verb conjugation, no grammatical gender, no tenses (context and time words handle everything), and no tones. Plurals are formed by repeating the word: "child" is anak, "children" is anak-anak. The language was deliberately simplified in the 20th century as a lingua franca for Indonesia's 700+ languages. The FSI rates it at 900 hours (Category III), but many learners report conversational ability much faster.

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