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=== Loan words of Chinese origin ===
{{see also|List of Chinese loanwords in Indonesian}}
The relationship with China has been going since the 7th century when Chinese merchants traded in some areas of the archipelago such as [[Riau]], [[West Borneo]], [[East Kalimantan]], and [[North Maluku]]. As the kingdom of Srivijaya appeared and flourished, China opened diplomatic relations with the kingdom in order to secure trade and seafaring. In 922, Chinese travelers visited [[Kahuripan]] in [[East Java]]. Since the 11th century, hundreds of thousands of Chinese migrants left [[Mainland China]] and settled in many parts of Nusantara (now called Indonesia).

The [[Chinese language|Chinese]] loanwords are usually concerned with cuisine, trade or often just things exclusively Chinese. Words of Chinese origin (presented here with accompanying [[Hokkien]]/ Mandarin pronunciation derivatives as well as [[Traditional characters|traditional]] and [[simplified characters]]) include ''loteng'', (樓/層 = lóu/céng&nbsp;– [upper] floor/ level), ''mie'' (麵 > 面 Hokkien mī&nbsp;– noodles), ''[[lumpia]]'' (潤餅 (Hokkien = lūn-piáⁿ)&nbsp;– springroll), ''cawan'' (茶碗 cháwǎn&nbsp;– teacup), ''teko'' (茶壺 > 茶壶 = cháhú [Mandarin], teh-ko [Hokkien] = teapot), 苦力 kuli (= 苦 khu (hard) and 力 li (energy) – coolie) and even the widely used slang terms ''gua'' and ''lu'' (from the Hokkien 'goa' 我 and 'lu/li' 汝&nbsp;– meaning 'I/ me' and 'you').