Countries
Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore
Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland
Total No. Of Countries
37
0
46
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National Language
Malaysia
Germany
Second Language
Indonesia
North Dakota, United States of America
Speaking Continents
Asia
Europe
Minority Language
Thailand
Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia
Regulated By
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka
Council for German Orthography
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.
- One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
- The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.
Similar To
Indonesian Language
Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages
Derived From
Tamil Language
Albanian Languages
Origin
c. 683 AD
6th Century AD
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
-
Germanic
Branch
-
Western
Language Forms
Early Forms
Ancient Malay, Old Malay, Pre-Modern MalayClassical Malay,
No early forms
Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Malay
German Standard German, Swiss Standard German and Austrian Standard German
Language Position
549
1
120
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Signed Forms
Malaysian Sign Language
Signed German
Scope
Individual
Individual