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Malaysian and Filipino


Filipino and Malaysian


Countries

Countries
Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore   
Philippines   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
1   
14

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

Alphabets in
Malaysian-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Filipino-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
26   
8
28   
10

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
5   
2

How Many Consonants
24   
14
23   
13

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks   
10
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

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   

Dialects

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
30,000.00   
40
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

Total No. Of Dialects
24   
20
8   
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
175.00 million   
10
90.00 million   
17

Speaking Population
1.16 %   
14
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   

History

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
54   
39
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Malaysian Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

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   

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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.

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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.

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