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Malaysian and Japanese


Japanese and Malaysian


Countries

Countries
Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore  
Japan  

Total No. Of Countries
3  
12
1  
14

National Language
Malaysia  
Japan  

Second Language
Indonesia  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia, Pacific  

Minority Language
Thailand  
Palau  

Regulated By
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka  
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education  

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.
  
  • In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
  • There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
  

Similar To
Indonesian Language  
Korean Language  

Derived From
Tamil Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26  
8
99  
40

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
5  
2

How Many Consonants
24  
14
14  
4

Scripts
Latin  
Kana  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks  
13
88 weeks  
19

Greetings

Hello
Hai  
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)  

Thank You
terima kasih  
ありがとう (Arigatō)  

How Are You?
Apa khabar?  
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)  

Good Night
Selamat Malam  
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)  

Good Evening
Selamat Petang  
こんばんは (Konbanwa)  

Good Afternoon
Selamat tengah hari  
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)  

Good Morning
Selamat pagi  
おはよう (Ohayō)  

Please
sila  
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)  

Sorry
maaf  
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)  

Bye
Selamat tinggal  
さようなら (Sayōnara)  

I Love You
Saya sayang kamu  
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)  

Excuse Me
Maafkan saya  
すみません (Sumimasen)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Bengkulu  
Sanuki  

Where They Speak
Bengkulu Province, Sumatra  
Kagawa  

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

Dialect 2
Pekal  
Hakata  

Where They Speak
Indonesia  
Fukuoka  

How Many People Speak
30,000.00  
99+
127,000,000.00  
4

Dialect 3
Musi  
Kansai  

Where They Speak
Indonesia  
kansai  

How Many People Speak
3,100,000.00  
99+
127,000,000.00  
4

Total No. Of Dialects
24  
20
31  
25

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
175.00 million  
10
128.00 million  
14

Speaking Population
1.16 %  
15
1.90 %  
10

Native Speakers
77.00 million  
12
128.00 million  
9

Second Language Speakers
98.00 million  
8
3.00 million  
99+

Native Name
Bahasa melayu  
日本語  

Alternative Names
Bahasa Malaysia  
Nihongo  

French Name
malais  
japonais  

German Name
Malaiisch  
Japanisch  

Pronunciation
[baˈhasə malajˈsiə]  
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]  

Ethnicity
Malaysian people  
Japanese (Yamato)  

History

Origin
c. 683 AD  
1185  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Japonic Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Ancient Malay, Old Malay, Pre-Modern MalayClassical Malay,  
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese  

Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Malay  
Japanese  

Language Position
54  
99+
8  
8

Signed Forms
Malaysian Sign Language  
Signed Japanese  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ms  
ja  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
msa  
jpn  

ISO 639 2/B
may  
jpn  

ISO 639 3
zsm  
jpn  

ISO 639 6
may  
jpn  

Glottocode
stan1306  
nucl1643  

Linguasphere
No data available  
45-CAA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative  
Agglutinative, Synthetic  

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

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Malaysian and Japanese Speaking population

Malaysian and Japanese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malaysian and Japanese languages can be compared. The total count of Malaysian and Japanese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malaysian language is 1.16 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 %. 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 Japanese on Malaysian vs Japanese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Malaysian and Japanese Language Codes

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

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