Indonesian and Malaysian
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
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Thank You
Terima kasih
terima kasih
How Are You?
Apa kabar?
Apa khabar?
Good Night
Selamat Malam
Selamat Malam
Good Evening
Malam yang baik
Selamat Petang
Good Afternoon
Selamat Sore
Selamat tengah hari
Good Morning
Selamat Pagi
Selamat pagi
Bye
Selamat tinggal
Selamat tinggal
I Love You
Aku cinta kamu
Saya sayang kamu
Excuse Me
Permisi
Maafkan saya
Dialect 1
Sundanese
Bengkulu
Where They Speak
Indonesia
Bengkulu Province, Sumatra
Where They Speak
Bali, Indonesia, Lombok and Java, Nusa Penida
Indonesia
Dialect 3
Minangkabau
Musi
Where They Speak
Indonesia, Malaysia
Indonesia
Native Name
Bahasa Melayu
Bahasa melayu
Alternative Names
Bahasa Indonesia
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French Name
indonésien
malais
German Name
Bahasa Indonesia
Malaiisch
Pronunciation
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[baˈhasə malajˈsiə]
Ethnicity
Indonesians
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Origin
7th Century
c. 683 AD
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Indonesian
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Branch
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Early Forms
Old Malay
Ancient Malay, Old Malay, Pre-Modern MalayClassical Malay,
Standard Forms
Indonesian
Pluricentric Standard Malay
Signed Forms
Sistem Isyarat Bahasa Indonesia (SIBI, "Signed Indonesian")
Malaysian Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
indo1316
stan1306
Linguasphere
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Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
Agglutinative
All Indonesian and Malaysian 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 Indonesian and Malaysian dialects. Various dialects of Indonesian and Malaysian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Indonesian are spoken in different Indonesian Speaking Countries whereas Malaysian Dialects are spoken in different Malaysian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Indonesian vs Malaysian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Indonesian dialects include: Sundanese, Balinese. Malaysian dialects include: Bengkulu , Pekal. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Indonesian and Malaysian Speaking population
Indonesian and Malaysian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Indonesian and Malaysian languages can be compared. The total count of Indonesian and Malaysian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Indonesian language is 1.16 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Malaysian language is 1.16 %. 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 Indonesian and Malaysian on Indonesian vs Malaysian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Indonesian and Malaysian Language Codes
Indonesian and Malaysian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Indonesian and Malaysian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.