Home
 Languagevs

Malaysian and English

Malaysian
Malaysian
English
English
English and Malaysian


Countries
Countries
Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore   
Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe   
Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
33   
2
National Language
Malaysia   
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America   
Second Language
Indonesia   
India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore   
Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America   
Minority Language
Thailand   
South Africa   
Regulated By
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka   
Not Available   
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.
  
  • Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
  • English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.
  
Similar To
Indonesian Language   
Not Available   
Derived From
Tamil Language   
Latin   
Alphabets
Alphabets in
Malaysian-Alphabets.jpg#200   
English-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Alphabets
26   
8
26   
8
Phonology
  
  
How Many Vowels
6   
3
5   
2
How Many Consonants
24   
14
21   
11
Scripts
Latin   
Latin   
Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
6   
5
7   
6
Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks   
10
6 weeks   
3
Greetings
Hello
Hai   
Hello   
Thank You
terima kasih   
Thank you   
How Are You?
Apa khabar?   
How are you?   
Good Night
Selamat Malam   
Good Night   
Good Evening
Selamat Petang   
Good Evening   
Good Afternoon
Selamat tengah hari   
Good Afternoon   
Good Morning
Selamat pagi   
Good Morning   
Please
sila   
Please   
Sorry
maaf   
Sorry   
Bye
Selamat tinggal   
Bye   
I Love You
Saya sayang kamu   
I love you   
Excuse Me
Maafkan saya   
Excuse Me   
Dialects
Dialect 1
Bengkulu   
American English   
Where They Speak
Bengkulu Province, Sumatra   
United States of America   
How Many People Speak
1,600,000.00   
25
225,000,000.00   
3
Dialect 2
Pekal   
Hiberno-English   
Where They Speak
Indonesia   
Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom   
How Many People Speak
30,000.00   
40
4,500,000.00   
15
Dialect 3
Musi   
Welsh English   
Where They Speak
Indonesia   
United Kingdom   
How Many People Speak
3,100,000.00   
11
2,500,000.00   
14
Total No. Of Dialects
24   
20
188   
34
How Many People Speak
How Many People Speak?
175.00 million   
10
1,200.00 million   
1
Speaking Population
1.16 %   
14
5.43 %   
4
Native Speakers
77.00 million   
12
400.00 million   
3
Second Language Speakers
98.00 million   
8
400.00 million   
1
Native Name
Bahasa melayu   
English   
Alternative Names
Not Available   
Not Available   
French Name
malais   
anglais   
German Name
Malaiisch   
Englisch   
Pronunciation
[baˈhasə malajˈsiə]   
/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/   
Ethnicity
Not Available   
Not Available   
History
Origin
c. 683 AD   
5th Century AD   
Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Indo-European Family   
Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   
Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Ancient Malay, Old Malay, Pre-Modern MalayClassical Malay,   
Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English   
Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Malay   
Standard English   
Language Position
54   
39
3   
3
Signed Forms
Malaysian Sign Language   
Signed English   
Scope
Individual   
Individual   
Code
ISO 639 1
ms   
en   
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
msa   
eng   
ISO 639 2/B
may   
eng   
ISO 639 3
zsm   
eng   
ISO 639 6
Not Available   
engs   
Glottocode
stan1306   
stan1293   
Linguasphere
No data available   
52-ABA   
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living   
Living   
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative   
Analytic, Fusional, Isolating, Synthetic   
Summary >>
<< Code

All Malaysian and English 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 Malaysian and English dialects. Various dialects of Malaysian and English language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Malaysian are spoken in different Malaysian Speaking Countries whereas English Dialects are spoken in different English speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Malaysian vs English Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Malaysian dialects include: Bengkulu, Pekal. English dialects include: American English , Hiberno-English. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

Compare Easiest Languages to Learn

Malaysian and English Speaking population

Malaysian and English speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malaysian and English languages can be compared. The total count of Malaysian and English Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malaysian language is 1.16 % whereas the percentage of people speaking English language is 5.43 %. 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 Malaysian and English on Malaysian vs English where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Malaysian and English Language Codes

Malaysian and English language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Malaysian and English Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

Easiest Languages to Learn

Easiest Languages to Learn

» More Easiest Languages to Learn

Compare Easiest Languages to Learn

» More Compare Easiest Languages to Learn
Home | About | Contact | Disclaimer | Terms of use
© A softusvista inc. venture!