Malaysian and Japanese
Countries
Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore
Japan
National Language
Malaysia
Japan
Second Language
Indonesia
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia, Pacific
Minority Language
Thailand
Palau
Regulated By
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
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.
- In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
- There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
Similar To
Indonesian Language
Korean Language
Derived From
Tamil Language
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Hello
Hai
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)
Thank You
terima kasih
ありがとう (Arigatō)
How Are You?
Apa khabar?
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)
Good Night
Selamat Malam
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)
Good Evening
Selamat Petang
こんばんは (Konbanwa)
Good Afternoon
Selamat tengah hari
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)
Good Morning
Selamat pagi
おはよう (Ohayō)
Please
sila
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)
Sorry
maaf
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)
Bye
Selamat tinggal
さようなら (Sayōnara)
I Love You
Saya sayang kamu
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)
Excuse Me
Maafkan saya
すみません (Sumimasen)
Dialect 1
Bengkulu
Sanuki
Where They Speak
Bengkulu Province, Sumatra
Kagawa
Where They Speak
Indonesia
Fukuoka
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Indonesia
kansai
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Bahasa melayu
日本語
Alternative Names
Not Available
Not Available
French Name
malais
japonais
German Name
Malaiisch
Japanisch
Pronunciation
[baˈhasə malajˈsiə]
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]
Ethnicity
Not Available
Japanese (Yamato)
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Japonic Family
Subgroup
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Branch
Not Available
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Early Forms
Ancient Malay, Old Malay, Pre-Modern MalayClassical Malay,
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese
Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Malay
Japanese
Signed Forms
Malaysian Sign Language
Signed Japanese
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
stan1306
nucl1643
Linguasphere
No data available
45-CAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
Agglutinative, Synthetic
All Malaysian and Japanese 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 Japanese dialects. Various dialects of Malaysian and Japanese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Malaysian are spoken in different Malaysian Speaking Countries whereas Japanese Dialects are spoken in different Japanese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Malaysian vs Japanese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Malaysian dialects include: Bengkulu, Pekal. Japanese dialects include: Sanuki , Hakata. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Malaysian and Japanese Speaking population
Malaysian and Japanese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malaysian and Japanese languages can be compared. The total count of Malaysian and Japanese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malaysian language is 1.16 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 %. 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 Japanese on Malaysian vs Japanese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Malaysian and Japanese Language Codes
Malaysian and Japanese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Malaysian and Japanese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.