Countries
Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore
  
Philippines
  
National Language
Malaysia
  
Philippines
  
Second Language
Indonesia
  
Philippines
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Thailand
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka
  
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino
  
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.
  
- "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
- "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
  
Similar To
Indonesian Language
  
Tagalog Language
  
Derived From
Tamil Language
  
Spanish Language
  
Alphabets in
Malaysian-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Filipino-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Hai
  
Kumusta
  
Thank You
terima kasih
  
Salamat
  
How Are You?
Apa khabar?
  
Kumusta
  
Good Night
Selamat Malam
  
magandang gabi
  
Good Evening
Selamat Petang
  
Magandang gabi
  
Good Afternoon
Selamat tengah hari
  
Magandang hapon
  
Good Morning
Selamat pagi
  
Magandang umaga
  
Please
sila
  
Mangyaring
  
Sorry
maaf
  
pinagsisisihan
  
Bye
Selamat tinggal
  
Paalam
  
I Love You
Saya sayang kamu
  
Mahal kita
  
Excuse Me
Maafkan saya
  
patawarin ninyo ako
  
Dialect 1
Bengkulu
  
Bikol
  
Where They Speak
Bengkulu Province, Sumatra
  
Philippines
  
How Many People Speak
1,600,000.00
  
25
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Pekal
  
Hiligaynon
  
Where They Speak
Indonesia
  
Philippines
  
How Many People Speak
8,200,000.00
  
11
Dialect 3
Musi
  
Waray
  
Where They Speak
Indonesia
  
Philippines
  
How Many People Speak
3,100,000.00
  
11
2,600,000.00
  
13
How Many People Speak?
175.00 million
  
10
90.00 million
  
17
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
77.00 million
  
12
45.00 million
  
23
Second Language Speakers
98.00 million
  
8
45.00 million
  
13
Native Name
Bahasa melayu
  
filipino
  
Alternative Names
Not Available
  
Pilipino
  
French Name
malais
  
filipino; pilipino
  
German Name
Malaiisch
  
Pilipino
  
Pronunciation
[baˈhasə malajˈsiə]
  
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]
  
Ethnicity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Origin
c. 683 AD
  
16th Century
  
Language Family
Austronesian Family
  
Austronesian Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Ancient Malay, Old Malay, Pre-Modern MalayClassical Malay,
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Malay
  
Filipino
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Malaysian Sign Language
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ms
  
No Data Available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
msa
  
fil
  
ISO 639 2/B
may
  
fil
  
ISO 639 3
zsm
  
fil
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
stan1306
  
fili1244
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
No Data Available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
  
Not Available
  
All Malaysian and Filipino 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 Filipino dialects. Various dialects of Malaysian and Filipino language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Malaysian are spoken in different Malaysian Speaking Countries whereas Filipino Dialects are spoken in different Filipino speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Malaysian vs Filipino Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Malaysian dialects include: Bengkulu, Pekal. Filipino dialects include: Bikol , Hiligaynon. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Malaysian and Filipino Speaking population
Malaysian and Filipino speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malaysian and Filipino languages can be compared. The total count of Malaysian and Filipino Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malaysian language is 1.16 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Filipino language is Not Available. 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 Filipino on Malaysian vs Filipino where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Malaysian and Filipino Language Codes
Malaysian and Filipino language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Malaysian and Filipino Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.