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The official language of Malaysia is the "Malay language" (Bahasa Melayu) which is sometimes interchangeable with "Malaysian language" (Bahasa Malaysia). The standard language is promoted as a unifying symbol for the nation across all ethnicities, linked to the concept of Bangsa Malaysia (lit. 'Malaysian Nation').
Sep 21, 2020 · Malay is the most widely spoken language in Malaysia with ten dialects and more than 20 million users. It is also the national language of the country and has a standardized form called Bahasa. English is another popular language, especially among the Chinese and Indian population. Learn more about the history, dialects, and diversity of Malay and other languages in Malaysia.
- Joyce Chepkemoi
Malay is the national language in Malaysia by Article 152 of the Constitution of Malaysia, and became the sole official language in West Malaysia in 1968, and in East Malaysia gradually from 1974. English continues, however, to be widely used in professional and commercial fields and in the superior courts.
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In Malaysia. Article 152 of the Federation designates "Malay" ( Bahasa Melayu) as the official language, [8] but the term bahasa Malaysia ( lit. 'Malaysian Language') is used in official contexts from time to time. [9] .
Apr 19, 2024 · Malay language, member of the Western, or Indonesian, branch of the Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian) language family, spoken as a native language by more than 33,000,000 persons distributed over the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo, and the numerous smaller islands of the area, and widely used in Malaysia and Indonesia as a second language.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The national, or official, language is Malay which is the mother tongue of the majority Malay ethnic group. The main ethnic groups within Malaysia are the Malay people, Han Chinese people and Tamil people, with many other ethnic groups represented in smaller numbers, each with its own languages.
4 days ago · The position of the Malay language as the official language stabilised further with the National Language Act 1967. Its importance as a language of knowledge and the medium of teaching and learning has also led to the Education Act 1961 (revised 1996).
