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The official language of Malaysia is the "Malay language" [5] (Bahasa Melayu) which is sometimes interchangeable with "Malaysian language" (Bahasa Malaysia). [6] 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').
This is a list of languages by total number of speakers. It is difficult to define what constitutes a language as opposed to a dialect . For example, Arabic is sometimes considered a single language centred on Modern Standard Arabic , other authors consider its mutually unintelligible varieties separate languages. [ 1 ]
A language designated as having a unique legal status in the state: typically, the language used in a nation's legislative bodies, and often, official government business. Regional language A language designated as having official status limited to a specific area, administrative division, or territory of the state.
Karachay–Cherkessia (state language; with Abaza, Cherkess, Nogai and Russian) [67] Karelian: Karelia (authorized language; with Finnish and Veps) [81] Kashmiri: India (with 21 other regional languages) Jammu and Kashmir; Kazakh: Republic of Altay (official language; in localities with Kazakh population) [84] part of the People's Republic of China
Country Region Population Status India Asia 1,367,703,110 [1]: Hindi is one of the two official union languages of India alongside English.Hindi and Urdu (both registers of Hindustani language) are official languages along with 20 others under the Eighth Schedule of Constitution of India.
This is a list of countries by number of languages according to the 22nd edition of Ethnologue (2019). [ 1 ] Papua New Guinea has the largest number of languages in the world.
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Malaysia contains speakers of 137 living languages, [14] 41 of which are found in Peninsula Malaysia. [15] Malaysian , or Standard Malay, is the official language, while English is considered the de facto language for business.