Countries
Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore
Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe
National Language
Malaysia
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America
Second Language
Indonesia
India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
Minority Language
Thailand
South Africa
Regulated By
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka
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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.
- Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
- English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.
Similar To
Indonesian Language
Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and German Languages
Derived From
Tamil Language
Latin
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
terima kasih
Thank you
How Are You?
Apa khabar?
How are you?
Good Night
Selamat Malam
Good Night
Good Evening
Selamat Petang
Good Evening
Good Afternoon
Selamat tengah hari
Good Afternoon
Good Morning
Selamat pagi
Good Morning
I Love You
Saya sayang kamu
I love you
Excuse Me
Maafkan saya
Excuse Me
Dialect 1
Bengkulu
American English
Where They Speak
Bengkulu Province, Sumatra
United States of America
Dialect 2
Pekal
Hiberno-English
Where They Speak
Indonesia
Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom
Dialect 3
Musi
Welsh English
Where They Speak
Indonesia
United Kingdom
Native Name
Bahasa melayu
English
Alternative Names
Bahasa Malaysia
English
French Name
malais
anglais
German Name
Malaiisch
Englisch
Pronunciation
[baˈhasə malajˈsiə]
/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
Ethnicity
Malaysian people
English people
Origin
c. 683 AD
5th Century AD
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
Ancient Malay, Old Malay, Pre-Modern MalayClassical Malay,
Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English
Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Malay
Standard English
Signed Forms
Malaysian Sign Language
Signed English
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
stan1306
stan1293
Linguasphere
No data available
52-ABA
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
Analytic, Fusional, Isolating, Synthetic
Malaysian and English Speaking population
Malaysian and English speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malaysian and English languages can be compared. The total count of Malaysian and English Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malaysian language is 1.16 % whereas the percentage of people speaking English language is 5.43 %. 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 Malaysian and English on Malaysian vs English where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Malaysian and English Language Codes
Malaysian and English language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Malaysian and English Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.