Malaysia Languages

Asia Malaysia

The national language of Malaysia is Malay, spoken by about 85% of the population. English is widely used in business, as well as Chinese dialects, Tamil and local indigenous languages. Records were kept in Malay, English, Dutch, Portuguese and Chinese.

In Singapore there are four official languages. Malay is the national language, and English is the administrative language. Mandarin Chinese is an official language, although most Chinese speak Hokkien, Teochew, Cantonese and other dialects. Tamil is also an official language of Singapore.

In Brunei the official language is Bahasa Melayu Brunei, which is very similar to the language spoken by Malays in Malaysia and Indonesia. English is also widely used as well as the Chinese and Indian dialects mentioned above.