Dutch and Malaysian as Minority Language
In Dutch and Malaysian speaking countries you will get the countries which have Dutch and Malaysian as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Dutch as minority language: France, Germany, Indonesia.
- Malaysian as minority language: Thailand.
If you want to compare Dutch and Malaysian dialects, then you can go to Dutch vs Malaysian Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Dutch and Malaysian Regulators
Dutch and Malaysian speaking countries provide you Dutch and Malaysian regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union) regulates Dutch language.Malaysian is regulated by Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka. Also get to learn, Dutch and Malaysian Language History.
Dutch and Malaysian Continents
Thinking about Dutch and Malaysian continents in which Dutch and Malaysian speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Dutch and Malaysian. Most of the Dutch speaking countries lie in Asia, Europe, North America, South America. While Malaysian speaking countries lie in Asia. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Dutch and Malaysian languages:
Dutch Interesting Facts:
- Dutch language consist of extremely long words. The longest dutch word in the dictionary is 53 letters long.
- There exists 75% borrowed words in Dutch language, and a lot of those are French, English and Hebrew.
Malaysian 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.
The Dutch language was derived from Not Available and is similar to German and English Languages whereas Dutch language is similar to Indonesian Language and derived from Tamil Language.