Albintani, MuchidWirman, Welly2015-01-312015-01-312015-01-31978-979-792-332-7wahyu sari yenihttp://repository.unri.ac.id/xmlui/handle/123456789/6695This Article (paper) Wi ll be to explain the relationship of Malaysia and Indonesia in the landscape of the natior-state as the two brother-s1ster nicknamed as the coqnate countnes Based on such backqround. th1s art1cle a1ms to. (I) Exola1n bnefly the orocess of nat1on-state format1on 1n MalaYsia and Indonesia? Iii) Explain the meaninq of the coanate between Malaysia and Indonesia. (iii) Explain the concept of the existence of the Malay nation-state 1n Malavsia and Indonesia. The review of this arbcle shows that. (I) Background different history 1n the formation of nation-states have different conceptions lead to Malays 1n Malaysia and Indonesia (II) Definition of coanate between Malaysia and Indonesia over the conception of culture throuqh lanquaae represents the tendency of pol1tical-ethn1c (identity) 1n Malavsia. and the Politica ~nat1onalism 1n Indonesia. (Ill). This difference led to the use of the term 'M alav' (Riau) 1n Indonesia, became the language of 'Indonesia'. Whie in Malaysia remains the Malay language, and not Malaysia language.enMalayCognateNation-state and /ndonesia-Malaysia.UR-Proceedings