Countries
Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore
Denmark, European Union, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Nordic Council
Total No. Of Countries
35
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46
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National Language
Malaysia
Denmark, Faroe Islands, Germany, Greenland
Second Language
Indonesia
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Europe, North America, South America
Minority Language
Thailand
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, United States of America
Regulated By
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka
Dansk Sprognævn (Danish Language Committee)
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.
- Danish, Norwegian and Swedish are mutually intelligible, that means if u learn Danish is almost like learning three languages in one.
- There are 9 vowels in Danish language, which can be pronounced in 16 different ways.
Similar To
Indonesian Language
Norwegian and Swedish
Derived From
Tamil Language
Old Norse Language
Origin
c. 683 AD
c. 1100 AD
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
-
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Ancient Malay, Old Malay, Pre-Modern MalayClassical Malay,
Old Danish, Early Modern Danish
Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Malay
Rigsdansk
Language Position
5418
1
120
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Signed Forms
Malaysian Sign Language
Signed Danish
Scope
Individual
Individual