| Information | |
|---|---|
| has gloss | eng: Most indigenous languages of Malaysia derive from the Malayo-Polynesian languages subgroup. Malaysia is a multicultural nation. The national, or official, language is Malay which is the mother tongue of the majority Malay ethnic group. The main ethnic groups within Malaysia comprise the Malays, Chinese and Indians, with many other ethnic groups represented in smaller numbers. The largest native languages spoken in East Malaysia are the Iban language and the Kadazan language. English is widely understood in service industries and is a compulsory subject in primary and secondary school. It is also the main language spoken in most private colleges and universities. |
| lexicalization | eng: Languages of Malaysia |
| subclass of | e/Languages |
| has instance | e/Bahasa Rojak |
| has instance | c/Manglish |
| has instance | e/Malaysian English |
| has instance | e/hr/Abai sungai jezik |
| has instance | e/hr/Bonggi jezik |
| has instance | e/hr/Gornjokinabatanganski jezik |
| has instance | e/hr/Jah Hut jezik |
| has instance | e/hr/Južni sama jezik |
| has instance | e/hr/Kota Marudu Talantang (jezik) |
| has instance | e/hr/Penanski jezici |
| has instance | e/hr/Zapadnoobalni bajau (jezik) |
| has instance | e/zh/巴剎馬來語 |
| has instance | e/zh/槟城福建话 |
| Meaning | |
|---|---|
| Arabic | |
| lexicalization | ara: لغات ماليزيا |
| Bengali | |
| lexicalization | ben: মালয়েশিয়ার ভাষা |
| Breton | |
| lexicalization | bre: Yezhoù Malaysia |
| Esperanto | |
| lexicalization | epo: Lingvoj de Malajzio |
| Finnish | |
| lexicalization | fin: Malesian kielet |
| French | |
| lexicalization | fra: Langue de Malaisie |
| Croatian | |
| lexicalization | hrv: Jezici Malezije |
| Japanese | |
| lexicalization | jpn: マレーシアの言語 |
| Korean | |
| lexicalization | kor: 말레이시아의 언어 |
| Malay (macrolanguage) | |
| lexicalization | msa: Bahasa di Malaysia |
| Dutch | |
| lexicalization | nld: Taal in Maleisië |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | |
| lexicalization | nno: Språk i Malaysia |
| Norwegian | |
| lexicalization | nor: Språk i Malaysia |
| Portuguese | |
| lexicalization | por: Línguas da Malásia |
| Russian | |
| lexicalization | rus: Языки Малайзии |
| Castilian | |
| lexicalization | spa: Lenguas de Malasia |
| Swedish | |
| lexicalization | swe: Språk i Malaysia |
| Thai | |
| lexicalization | tha: ภาษาในประเทศมาเลเซีย |
| Chinese | |
| lexicalization | zho: 馬來西亞語言 |
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