Languages of Malaysia Languages of Malaysia Buginese (locally Basa Ugi, elsewhere also Bahasa Bugis, Bugis, Bugi, De') is the language spoken by about four million people mainly in the southern part of Sulawesi, Indonesia. ...more on Wikipedia about "Buginese language"
Cantonese ( Traditional Chinese: 粵語; Simplified Chinese: 粤语, Cantonese: Yuet6yue5; Mandarin pinyin: Yueyu, lit. "Yụet (Guangdong) language") is one of the major dialect groups or languages of the Chinese language or language family. It is mainly spoken in the south-eastern part of Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, by the Chinese minorities in Southeast Asia and by many overseas Chinese of Cantonese origin worldwide. The name is derived from Canton, a former romanized Western name for Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cantonese (linguistics)"
Iban is the spoken language of ethnic Dayak Iban in Kalimantan( Borneo). ...more on Wikipedia about "Iban language"
The Javanese language is the spoken language of the people in the central and eastern part of the island of Java, in Indonesia. It is the native language of more than 75,500,000 people. ...more on Wikipedia about "Javanese language"
Jawi is an adapted Arabic alphabet for writing the Malay language. It is used as one of two official scripts in Brunei, and is employed to a limited extent in Malaysia, in Indonesia, in Patani in southern Thailand and in Singapore as well, particularly in religious contexts. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jawi"
Kadazans are the major subgroup in the ethnic group Kadazan-Dusun, who collectively, are the largest ethnicity indigenous to Sabah, Malaysia. They are found mainly on the west coast of Sabah, surrounding locales and various locations in the interior. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kadazan"
Papiá Kristang ("Christian language") is a creole language. It is spoken by the Kristang, a community of people of mixed Portuguese and Asian ancestry, chiefly in Malacca ( Malaysia) and Singapore. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kristang language"
kedai - from Tamil kadai meaning shop ...more on Wikipedia about "List of Malay words of Tamil origin"
The Malay language, also known locally as Bahasa Melayu, is an Austronesian language spoken by the Malay people who reside in the Malay peninsula, southern Thailand, Singapore, central eastern Sumatra, the Riau islands, and parts of the coast of Borneo. It is an official language of Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore. It is also used as a working language in East Timor. It is practically the same as or mutually intelligible with Bahasa Indonesia, the official language of Indonesia, but differentiated in name for political reasons. The official standard for Malay, as agreed upon by Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei, is Bahasa Baku, the language of the Riau Archipelago, long considered the birthplace of the Malay language. ...more on Wikipedia about "Malay language"
Malaysian English (MyE) or formally known as Malaysian Standard English (MSE) is a form of English used in Malaysia and can be considered the de facto lingua franca in Malaysia (although the national language is Malay). However, Malaysian English should never be confused with Malaysian Colloquial English which is famously known as Manglish or Street English. ...more on Wikipedia about "Malaysian English"
Manglish (or sometimes Malglish) is the colloquial version of the English language as spoken in Malaysia and it is a portmanteau of the word Malay and English. The language shares substantial linguistic similarities with Singlish in Singapore. In real essence, Manglish and Singlish are one and the same although there are a few slang words that exist in one and not in another. For all practical purposes, Manglish and Singlish are subsets of the same group. ...more on Wikipedia about "Manglish"
The Minangkabau language (autonym: Baso Minang(kabau); Indonesian: Bahasa Minangkabau) is a Austronesian language, spoken by the Minangkabau-people of West Sumatra, in the western part of Riau and in several cities throughout Indonesia by migrated Minangkabau, who often trade or have a restaurant. It is also spoken in a part of Malaysia. ...more on Wikipedia about "Minangkabau language"
Penang Hokkien is a local variant of Min Nan (Southern Min) spoken in Penang, Malaysia. It is the lingua franca in Penang, and is characterised by the widespread use of Malay and English borrowed words. It is predominantly a spoken dialect: it is rarely if ever written in Chinese characters, and there is no standard romanisation. This article uses the Missionary Romanisation or POJ (白話字) which is common in Taiwan. ...more on Wikipedia about "Penang Hokkien"
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