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4 days ago · The Orang Asli constitute the smallest group and can be classified ethnically into the Jakun, who speak a dialect of Malay, and the Semang and Senoi, who speak languages of the Mon-Khmer language family. The Malays originated in different parts of the peninsula and archipelagic Southeast Asia.
- History
Malaysia - Colonialism, Independence, Diversity: Extending...
- Malayalam
Malayalam evolved either from a western dialect of Tamil or...
- Melanau
Other articles where Melanau is discussed: Malaysia:...
- Sinhalese
Sinhalese language, Indo-Aryan language, one of the two...
- Kayan
Kayan, indigenous people of central Borneo.They numbered...
- Security
Malaysia - Security, Politics, Economy: The Malaysian armed...
- Religion
Malaysia - Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism: Islam, Malaysia’s...
- Mon-Khmer Language
Mon-Khmer languages, language family included in the...
- History
3 days ago · The Malays speak various dialects belonging to the Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian) family of languages. The Malays were once probably a people of coastal Borneo who expanded into Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula as a result of their trading and seafaring way of life.
1 day ago · Malaysia, country of Southeast Asia, lying just north of the Equator, that is composed of two noncontiguous regions: Peninsular Malaysia, which is on the Malay Peninsula, and East Malaysia, which is on the island of Borneo.
1 day ago · Indonesian, which originated from Malay, is a member of the Austronesian family of languages, which includes languages from Southeast Asia, the Pacific Ocean and Madagascar, with a smaller number in continental Asia.
3 days ago · Head Department of Malaysian Languages and Applied Linguistics. Dr. Malarvizhi A/p Sinayah. 03-7967 3167.
2 days ago · This is a list of official languages by country and territory. It includes all languages that have official language status either statewide or in a part of the state, or that have status as a national language, regional language, or minority language .
4 days ago · 1. Arabic. 2. Bengali. 3. Chinese. 4. Filipino/Tagalog. 5. Hindustani. 6. Indonesian/Malay. 7. Japanese. 8. Korean. 9. Persian. 10. Punjabi. 11. Russian. 12. Thai. 13. Turkish. 14. Vietnamese. Why Are Asian Languages So Diverse?
