The Existence of Indonesian Language as a National Identity in the Millennial Era

Indonesia is a country that has a diversity of languages. The many ethnic groups and cultures are capital for Indonesia to foster a sense of unity and strengthen national identity through the use of the Indonesian language. In the current millennial era, Indonesian is rarely used by some people, especially young people. This article tries to provide answers to the questions regarding (1) What are the factors that cause the existence of the Indonesian language to be marginalized? and (2) What efforts should be made to strengthen the existence of the Indonesian language again? Writing the data for this article uses a qualitative method of literature study with a literature review of journals for the years 2019-2021. The results found through reading journals indicate that the factor that causes the marginalization of the existence of Indonesian is the influence of foreign languages and slang which are now more often used. It takes a strong commitment and good self-awareness for the Indonesian people to be able to restore the existence of the Indonesian language.