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Malaysian English (MyE), formally known as Malaysian Standard English (MySE) (similar and related to British English), is a form of English used and spoken in Malaysia.While Malaysian English can encompass a range of English spoken in Malaysia, some consider it to be distinct from the colloquial form commonly called Manglish.
Malaysian English (MyE), formally known as Malaysian Standard English (MySE), is a form of English used and spoken in Malaysia as a second language. Malaysian English should not be confused with Malaysian Colloquial English, which is famously known as Manglish, a portmanteau of the word Malay and English, or Street English.
The English language is an important aspect of the legal system in the country. The law of Malaysia is commonly taught and read in English, [1] as the unwritten laws of Malaysia continues to be partially derived from pre-1957 English common law, which is a legacy of past British colonisation of the constituents forming Malaysia.
English as spoken in Malaysia is based on British English and called Malaysian English. British spelling is generally followed. Since 1968, Malay has been the country's sole official language. While English is widely used, many Malay words have become part of common usage in informal English or Manglish.
English Malay: Music: Klang Valley and Penang: Capital FM ceased transmission in October 2015, and it has since been sold to Astro Radio by Star Radio Group and then became a Chinese-language radio station "goXuan FM (now goXuan)" Red FM: 104.9 MHz: STAR Rfm Sdn.Bhd (Star Radio Group, The Star) English: Music: Peninsular Malaysia
The European Union is a supranational union composed of 27 member states. The total English-speaking population of the European Union and the United Kingdom combined (2012) is 256,876,220 [69] (out of a total population of 500,000,000, [70] i.e. 51%) including 65,478,252 native speakers and 191,397,968 non-native speakers, and would be ranked 2nd if it were included.
Country subdivisions where English is a de jure official language Subdivision Country Region Population San Andrés y Providencia [43] Colombia South America 75,167 Sarawak [44] [45] [46] Malaysia Asia 2,471,140 Saba [47] Netherlands Caribbean 1,991 Sint Eustatius [47] 3,897 Scotland [48] United Kingdom Europe 5,424,800 Wales [49] 3,125,000 ...
This is a partial list of loanwords in English language, that were borrowed or derived, either directly or indirectly, from Malay language.Many of the words are decisively Malay or shared with other Malayic languages group, while others obviously entered Malay both from related Austronesian languages and unrelated languages of India and China.