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Malaysian and Filipino


Filipino and Malaysian


Countries

Countries
Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore  
Philippines  

Total No. Of Countries
3  
12
1  
14

National Language
Malaysia  
Philippines  

Second Language
Indonesia  
Philippines  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Thailand  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka  
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino  

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.
  
  • "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
  • "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
  

Similar To
Indonesian Language  
Tagalog Language  

Derived From
Tamil Language  
Spanish Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Malaysian-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Filipino-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
26  
8
28  
10

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
5  
2

How Many Consonants
24  
14
23  
13

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks  
13
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Hai  
Kumusta  

Thank You
terima kasih  
Salamat  

How Are You?
Apa khabar?  
Kumusta  

Good Night
Selamat Malam  
magandang gabi  

Good Evening
Selamat Petang  
Magandang gabi  

Good Afternoon
Selamat tengah hari  
Magandang hapon  

Good Morning
Selamat pagi  
Magandang umaga  

Please
sila  
Mangyaring  

Sorry
maaf  
pinagsisisihan  

Bye
Selamat tinggal  
Paalam  

I Love You
Saya sayang kamu  
Mahal kita  

Excuse Me
Maafkan saya  
patawarin ninyo ako  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Bengkulu  
Bikol  

Where They Speak
Bengkulu Province, Sumatra  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
1,600,000.00  
99+
100,000,000.00  
7

Dialect 2
Pekal  
Hiligaynon  

Where They Speak
Indonesia  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
30,000.00  
99+
8,200,000.00  
39

Dialect 3
Musi  
Waray  

Where They Speak
Indonesia  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
3,100,000.00  
99+
2,600,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
24  
20
8  
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
175.00 million  
10
90.00 million  
17

Speaking Population
1.16 %  
15
1.74 %  
11

Native Speakers
77.00 million  
12
45.00 million  
23

Second Language Speakers
98.00 million  
8
45.00 million  
19

Native Name
Bahasa melayu  
filipino  

Alternative Names
Bahasa Malaysia  
Pilipino  

French Name
malais  
filipino; pilipino  

German Name
Malaiisch  
Pilipino  

Pronunciation
[baˈhasə malajˈsiə]  
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]  

Ethnicity
Malaysian people  
Filipino people  

History

Origin
c. 683 AD  
16th Century  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Ancient Malay, Old Malay, Pre-Modern MalayClassical Malay,  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Malay  
Filipino  

Language Position
54  
99+
34  
32

Signed Forms
Malaysian Sign Language  
Filipino Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ms  
No Data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
msa  
fil  

ISO 639 2/B
may  
fil  

ISO 639 3
zsm  
fil  

ISO 639 6
may  
fil  

Glottocode
stan1306  
fili1244  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No Data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative  
-  

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All Malaysian and Filipino 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 Malaysian and Filipino dialects. Various dialects of Malaysian and Filipino language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Malaysian are spoken in different Malaysian Speaking Countries whereas Filipino Dialects are spoken in different Filipino speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Malaysian vs Filipino Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Malaysian dialects include: Bengkulu, Pekal. Filipino dialects include: Bikol , Hiligaynon. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Malaysian and Filipino Speaking population

Malaysian and Filipino speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malaysian and Filipino languages can be compared. The total count of Malaysian and Filipino Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malaysian language is 1.16 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Filipino language is 1.74 %. 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 Filipino on Malaysian vs Filipino where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Malaysian and Filipino Language Codes

Malaysian and Filipino language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Malaysian and Filipino Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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