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