Official Languages

Languages spoken here

Balinese (secondary) · Bengali (secondary) · Dhivehi (secondary) · Gujarati (secondary) · Hindi (secondary) · Iban (secondary) · Indonesian (secondary) · Japanese (secondary) · Javanese (secondary) · Javanese (Aksara Jawa) (secondary) · Kannada (secondary) · Khmer (secondary) · Korean (secondary) · Levantine Arabic (secondary) · Malay (secondary) · Malayalam (secondary) · Malaysian Sign Language (secondary) · Nepali (secondary) · Sindhi (secondary) · Tamil (secondary) · Tausug (secondary) · Telugu (secondary) · Thai (secondary) · Urdu (secondary) · Urdu (Latin translit.) (secondary) · Vietnamese (secondary)

“Secondary” means a community here speaks it alongside another language. It is not a statement of official or minority-language status.

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Malaysia

Peoples

Largest first.

People	Population	Language	Religion
Malay	14419000	Malay	Islam
Han Chinese, Hokkien	2239000	Chinese, Min Nan	Ethnic Religions
Tamil (Hindu traditions)	2113000	Tamil	Hinduism
Han Chinese, Hakka	2035000	Chinese, Hakka	Ethnic Religions
Han Chinese, Cantonese	1643000	Chinese, Yue	Ethnic Religions
Han Chinese, Teochew	1182000	Chinese, Min Nan	Ethnic Religions
Han Chinese, Mandarin	1161000	Chinese, Mandarin	Ethnic Religions
Indonesian	937000	Indonesian	Islam
Sea Dayak, Iban	807000	Iban	Ethnic Religions
Minangkabau, Orang Negeri	771000	Negeri Sembilan Malay	Islam
Javanese, Orang Jawa	753000	Javanese	Islam
South Asian, Bengali-speaking	630000	Bengali	Islam
Filipino, Tagalog	537000	Tagalog	Christianity
Han Chinese, Hainanese	462000	Hainanese	Ethnic Religions
Han Chinese, Min Bei	452000	Chinese, Min Bei	Ethnic Religions
Brunei Malay, Kedayan	411000	Brunei	Islam
Malayali, Malayalam	392000	Malayalam	Islam
Han Chinese, Min Dong	302000	Chinese, Min Dong	Ethnic Religions
Straits Chinese, Baba Creole	287000	Malay, Baba	Ethnic Religions
Bajau, West Coast	273000	Bajau, West Coast	Islam
Nepali, general	264000	Nepali	Hinduism
Tausug, Sulu	246000	Tausug	Islam
Dusun, Central	231000	Kadazan Dusun	Christianity
Buginese	163000	Malay	Islam
Melanau	156000	Melanau, Central	Islam
Thai	154000	Thai	Buddhism
South Asian, Telugu-speaking	133000	Telugu	Hinduism
Rohingya	120000	Rohingya	Islam
Vietnamese	114000	Vietnamese	Buddhism
Land Dayak, Biatah	105000	Bidayuh, Biatah	Christianity
Acehnese	95000	Malay	Islam
Dusun, Kadazan	85000	Kadazan Dusun	Ethnic Religions
Bisaya, Sabah	82000	Bisaya, Sabah	Islam
Bukar Sadong, Bidayuh	80000	Bidayuh Serian	Christianity
Dusun, Bundu	80000	Kadazan Dusun	Christianity
Dusun, Rungus	78000	Rungus	Christianity
Punjabi	76000	Punjabi, Eastern	Other / Small
Han Chinese, Xiang	75000	Chinese, Xiang	Ethnic Religions
Eurasian	67000	English	Christianity
Kanarese	67000	Kannada	Hinduism
Hindi	67000	Hindi	Hinduism
Semai, Central Sakai	66000	Semai	Ethnic Religions
Bawean	64000	Madura	Islam
Deaf	59000	Malaysian Sign Language	Unknown
Murut, Tagal	59000	Murut, Tahol	Christianity
Dusun, Sungai	57000	Kadazan Dusun	Christianity
Lamaholot	53000	Lamaholot	Christianity
Persian	47000	Persian, Iranian	Islam
Kadazan, Central	38000	Kadazan Dusun	Ethnic Religions
Tamil, Jaffna	36000	Tamil	Hinduism

Languages

155 languages recorded here.

Abai Sungai

Arabic, Levantine

Bajau, West Coast

Bakati', Rara

Bali (Indonesia)

Batak Mandailing

Batek

Belait

Bengali

Berawan, Central

Berawan, East

Berawan, West

Bidayuh Serian

Bidayuh, Bau

Bidayuh, Biatah

Bidayuh, Tringgus-Sembaan

Bisaya, Brunei

Bisaya, Sabah

Bonggi

Brunei

Bukitan

Burmese

Cham, Western

Cheq Wong

Chin, Hakha

Chinese, Hakka

Chinese, Mandarin

Chinese, Min Bei

Chinese, Min Dong

Chinese, Min Nan

Chinese, Pu-Xian

Chinese, Xiang

Chinese, Yue

Duano

Dumpas

English

Gana

Gujarati

Hainanese

Hindi

Iban

Ida'an

Indonesian

Iranun (Malaysia)

Jah Hut

Jakun

Japanese

Javanese

Jehai

Kadazan Dusun

Kadazan, Klias River

Kadazan, Labuk-Kinabatangan

Kannada

Kayan, Baram

Kayan, Rejang

Kejaman

Kelabit

Kendayan

Kensiu

Kenyah, Mainstream

Kenyah, Wahau

Khmer

Kimaragang

Kinabatangan, Upper

Kintaq

Kiput

Korean

Kota Marudu Talantang

Kuijau

Lahanan

Lamaholot

Lanoh

Lobu, Lanas

Lobu, Tampias

Long Wat

Lotud

Lundayeh

Madura

Mah Meri

Malaccan Portuguese Creole

Malay

Malay, Ambonese

Malay, Baba

Malayalam

Malaysian Sign Language

Maldivian

Mapun

Melanau, Central

Melanau, Kanowit-Tanjong

Melanau, Matu Daro

Melanau, Sibu

Minokok

Minriq

Mintil

Molbog

Murik (Malaysia)

Murut, Bookan

Murut, Kalabakan

Murut, Keningau

Murut, Paluan

Murut, Selungai

Murut, Sembakung

Murut, Serudung

Murut, Tahol

Murut, Timugon

Narom

Negeri Sembilan Malay

Nepali

Okolod

Orang Seletar

Pashto, Northern

Penan, Eastern

Penan, Western

Persian, Iranian

Punan Bah-Biau

Punjabi, Eastern

Remun

Rohingya

Rungus

Sa'ban

Sama, Balangingih

Sama, Central

Sama, Southern

Sebop

Sekapan

Semai

Semaq Beri

Semelai

Semnam

Sihan (Malaysia)

Sindhi

Sinhala

Sugut Dusun

Tagalog

Tamil

Tatana

Tausug

Telugu

Temiar

Temuan

Ten'edn

Thai

Thai, Southern

Tidung, Northern

Tidung, Southern

Tobilung

Tombonuo

Tring

Ukit

Uma' Lasan

Urdu

Vaie

Vietnamese

Wolio

Yakan

All catalogue fields

157 fields recorded

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harvest_countrynamekoreanshort: 말레이시아
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harvest_editname: BM
harvest_editdate: 09/12/02 00:00:00