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As a whole, Standard Chinese (Mandarin) and its Malaysian dialect are the most widely spoken forms among Malaysian Chinese, as it is a lingua franca for Chinese who speak mutually unintelligible varieties; Mandarin is also the language of instruction in Chinese schools and an important language in business. [4]
Malaysian Mandarin (simplified Chinese: 马来西亚华语; traditional Chinese: 馬來西亞華語; pinyin: Mǎláixīyà Huáyǔ) is a variety of the Chinese language spoken in Malaysia by ethnic Chinese residents. It is currently the primary language used by the Malaysian Chinese community [1]
Malaysian Chinese remain the business sector's dominant players; equity ownership doubled from 22.8 percent in 1969 to 45.5 percent in 1990, and nearly all of Malaysia's richest people are Chinese. [134] Since Malaysian Chinese manage the country's economy, most (75.8 percent in 1991) live in urban areas. [135]
The name Malaysia is a combination of the word Malays and the Latin-Greek suffix -ia/-ία [20] which can be translated as 'land of the Malays'. [21] Similar-sounding variants have also appeared in accounts older than the 11th century, as toponyms for areas in Sumatra or referring to a larger region around the Strait of Malacca. [22]
(2000) The Chinese in Malaysia, Oxford University Press ISBN: 978-983-56-0056-2. (Hokkien is the majority in West Malaysia while Hakka is the majority in East Malaysia) Delai Zhang (2002) The Hakkas of Sabah: A Survey of Their Impact on the Modernization of the Bornean Malaysian State, Sabah Theological Seminary ISBN: 978-983-40840-0-4.
It is the lingua franca among Chinese throughout much of the central portion of Peninsular Malaysia, being spoken in the capital Kuala Lumpur, Perak (Kinta Valley, Batang Padang, Hulu Perak, Kuala Kangsar, Bagan Datoh, Hilir Perak and Perak Tengah), Pahang, Selangor, Putrajaya and Negeri Sembilan, it is also widely understood to varying degrees ...
The following is a list of countries and territories where Chinese is an official language.While those countries or territories that designate any variety of Chinese as an official language, as the term "Chinese" is considered a group of related language varieties rather than a homogeneous language, of which many are not mutually intelligible, in the context of the spoken language such ...
A sign at 7-Eleven stores showing common languages in Malaysia: English, Malay, Chinese, and Tamil. Malaysia contains speakers of 137 living languages, [60] 41 of which are found in Peninsula Malaysia. [61] The official language of Malaysia is known as Bahasa Malaysia, a standardised form of the Malay language. [37] English was, for a ...