Countries
Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore
European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden
Total No. Of Countries
34
0
46
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National Language
Malaysia
Sweden
Second Language
Indonesia
Finland
Speaking Continents
Asia
Antartica, Europe
Minority Language
Thailand
Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America
Regulated By
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka
Institute for the Languages of Finland, Swedish Academy, Swedish Language Council
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 Swedish language, article comes after noun.
- Most of the words in Swedish language began "S" than any other letter.
Similar To
Indonesian Language
Norwegian and Danish Language
Derived From
Tamil Language
Old Norse Language
Origin
c. 683 AD
13th Century
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
-
Germanic
Branch
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Northern (Scandinavian)
Language Forms
Early Forms
Ancient Malay, Old Malay, Pre-Modern MalayClassical Malay,
Old Swedish
Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Malay
Standard Swedish
Language Position
5489
1
120
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Signed Forms
Malaysian Sign Language
Tecknad svenska, ("Signed Swedish")
Scope
Individual
Individual