Malaysian and Chinese Speaking countries
Countries
Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore
China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan
National Language
Malaysia
China, Taiwan
Second Language
Indonesia
Republic of Brazil
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Thailand
Indonesia, Malaysia
Regulated By
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka
Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council
Interesting Facts
- 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.
- Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
- In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.
Similar To
Indonesian Language
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Derived From
Tamil Language
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Malaysian and Chinese as Minority Language
In Malaysian and Chinese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Malaysian and Chinese as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Malaysian as minority language: Thailand.
- Chinese as minority language: Indonesia, Malaysia.
If you want to compare Malaysian and Chinese dialects, then you can go to Malaysian vs Chinese Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Malaysian and Chinese Regulators
Malaysian and Chinese speaking countries provide you Malaysian and Chinese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka regulates Malaysian language.Chinese is regulated by Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council. Also get to learn, Malaysian and Chinese Language History.
Malaysian and Chinese Continents
Thinking about Malaysian and Chinese continents in which Malaysian and Chinese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Malaysian and Chinese. Most of the Malaysian speaking countries lie in Asia. While Chinese speaking countries lie in Asia. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Malaysian and Chinese languages:
Malaysian Interesting Facts:
- 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.
Chinese Interesting Facts:
- Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
- In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.
The Malaysian language was derived from Tamil Language and is similar to Indonesian Language whereas Malaysian language is similar to Not Available and derived from Not Available.