Languages: Bahasa Melayu (official), English, Chinese dialects (Cantonese, Mandarin, Hokkien, Hakka, Hainan, Foochow), Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Panjabi, Thai; note - in addition, in East Malaysia several indigenous languages are spoken, the largest are Iban and Kadazan Definition: This entry provides a rank ordering of languages starting with the largest and sometimes includes the percent of total population speaking that language. Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of April 17, 2003 |
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