Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia
The Indonesian National Dictionary (Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (frequently abbreviated as KBBI) - literally: Larger Dictionary of Indonesian) is the official dictionary of the Indonesian language. Produced by the language centre of the Indonesian Department of Education, it is considered canonical as a measure of which words have been formally incorporated into Indonesian.
The dictionary was first published in 1988, and launched at the Congress on Bahasa Indonesia. The current, fourth edition was released in 2008 and contains 90,000 entries. The language contained within is formal, rather than the informal language used in common conversation, and it omits words that are considered slang or foreign. The authors note:
"the compilation of a dictionary constitutes an effort of language codification which becomes part of standardization of a language."
[1] Continual work is done towards future versions, to ensure the dictionary remains relevant to changes in the Indonesian language. Writing in the Jakarta Post, Setiono Sugiharto states the
"KBBI should be appreciated as a byproduct of work by Indonesian scholars who persistently show their commitment to the development of the Indonesian lexicon"
[2] An online version is found at the official site.