Indonesian and Malaysian Speaking countries
Countries
Indonesia
  
Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore
  
National Language
Indonesia
  
Malaysia
  
Second Language
East Timor, Indonesia
  
Indonesia
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands
  
Thailand
  
Regulated By
Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa
  
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka
  
Interesting Facts
- The modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
- In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.
  
- 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.
  
Similar To
Malay language
  
Indonesian Language
  
Derived From
Malay and Dutch Languages
  
Tamil Language
  
Indonesian and Malaysian as Minority Language
In Indonesian and Malaysian speaking countries you will get the countries which have Indonesian and Malaysian as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Indonesian as minority language: Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands.
- Malaysian as minority language: Thailand.
If you want to compare Indonesian and Malaysian dialects, then you can go to Indonesian vs Malaysian Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Indonesian and Malaysian Regulators
Indonesian and Malaysian speaking countries provide you Indonesian and Malaysian regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa regulates Indonesian language.Malaysian is regulated by Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka. Also get to learn, Indonesian and Malaysian Language History.
Indonesian and Malaysian Continents
Thinking about Indonesian and Malaysian continents in which Indonesian and Malaysian speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Indonesian and Malaysian. Most of the Indonesian speaking countries lie in Asia. 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 Indonesian and Malaysian languages:
Indonesian Interesting Facts:
- The modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
- In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.
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 Indonesian language was derived from Malay and Dutch Languages and is similar to Malay language whereas Indonesian language is similar to Indonesian Language and derived from Tamil Language.