Japanese and Malaysian
Countries
Japan
Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore
National Language
Japan
Malaysia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Indonesia
Speaking Continents
Asia, Pacific
Asia
Minority Language
Palau
Thailand
Regulated By
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka
Interesting Facts
- In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
- There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
- One of the most politically powerful language historically is Malaysian Language.
- Malaysian earliest known inscriptions were found in South of Sumatra way back in 683-6 AD.
Similar To
Korean Language
Indonesian Language
Derived From
Not Available
Tamil Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Not Available
Hello
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)
Hai
Thank You
ありがとう (Arigatō)
terima kasih
How Are You?
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)
Apa khabar?
Good Night
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)
Selamat Malam
Good Evening
こんばんは (Konbanwa)
Selamat Petang
Good Afternoon
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)
Selamat tengah hari
Good Morning
おはよう (Ohayō)
Selamat pagi
Please
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)
sila
Sorry
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)
maaf
Bye
さようなら (Sayōnara)
Selamat tinggal
I Love You
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)
Saya sayang kamu
Excuse Me
すみません (Sumimasen)
Maafkan saya
Dialect 1
Sanuki
Bengkulu
Where They Speak
Kagawa
Bengkulu Province, Sumatra
Where They Speak
Fukuoka
Indonesia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
kansai
Indonesia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
日本語
Bahasa melayu
Alternative Names
Not Available
Not Available
French Name
japonais
malais
German Name
Japanisch
Malaiisch
Pronunciation
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]
[baˈhasə malajˈsiə]
Ethnicity
Japanese (Yamato)
Not Available
Language Family
Japonic Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese
Ancient Malay, Old Malay, Pre-Modern MalayClassical Malay,
Standard Forms
Japanese
Pluricentric Standard Malay
Signed Forms
Signed Japanese
Malaysian Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
nucl1643
stan1306
Linguasphere
45-CAA-a
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic
Agglutinative
All Japanese and Malaysian Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Japanese and Malaysian dialects. Various dialects of Japanese and Malaysian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Japanese are spoken in different Japanese Speaking Countries whereas Malaysian Dialects are spoken in different Malaysian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Japanese vs Malaysian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Japanese dialects include: Sanuki, Hakata. Malaysian dialects include: Bengkulu , Pekal. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Japanese and Malaysian Speaking population
Japanese and Malaysian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Japanese and Malaysian languages can be compared. The total count of Japanese and Malaysian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Malaysian language is 1.16 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Japanese and Malaysian on Japanese vs Malaysian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Japanese and Malaysian Language Codes
Japanese and Malaysian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Japanese and Malaysian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.