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Malaysian and Malayalam Speaking countries


Malayalam and Malaysian Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore   
India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
3   
12

National Language
Malaysia   
Kerala, India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry   

Second Language
Indonesia   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Thailand   
Andaman and Nicobar Islands   

Regulated By
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka   
Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala   

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.
  
  • Malayalam language has 54 literals. Same sounds have different versions to it.
  • Malayalam script is reffered as "Rod Script" and it is derived from the Grantha script, which was developed from Indic script of Brahmi.
  

Similar To
Indonesian Language   
Tamil and Sanskrit Languages   

Derived From
Tamil Language   
Sanskrit Language   

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Malaysian and Malayalam as Minority Language

In Malaysian and Malayalam speaking countries you will get the countries which have Malaysian and Malayalam as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

  • Malaysian as minority language: Thailand.
  • Malayalam as minority language: Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

If you want to compare Malaysian and Malayalam dialects, then you can go to Malaysian vs Malayalam Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Malaysian and Malayalam Regulators

Malaysian and Malayalam speaking countries provide you Malaysian and Malayalam regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka regulates Malaysian language.Malayalam is regulated by Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala. Also get to learn, Malaysian and Malayalam Language History.

Malaysian and Malayalam Continents

Thinking about Malaysian and Malayalam continents in which Malaysian and Malayalam speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Malaysian and Malayalam. Most of the Malaysian speaking countries lie in Asia. While Malayalam speaking countries lie in Asia. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Malaysian and Malayalam languages:

Malaysian Interesting Facts:

Malayalam Interesting Facts:

The Malaysian language was derived from Tamil Language and is similar to Indonesian Language whereas Malaysian language is similar to Tamil and Sanskrit Languages and derived from Sanskrit Language.

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