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Malaysia Has More Than 130 Languages — And That’s Before We Get To Our Many Dialects

Malaysia Times desk Original: The Rakyat Post 8/29 07:00 X
Malaysia Has More Than 130 Languages — And That’s Before We Get To Our Many Dialects
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Research describes Malaysia as effectively multilingual, with many Malaysians using more than one language in their daily lives.

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Malaysia Has More Than 130 Languages — And That’s Before We Get To Our Many Dialects

Research describes Malaysia as effectively multilingual, with many Malaysians using more than one language in their daily lives.

This is a brief of a report by another newsroom. The excerpt below is from the original.

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The Rakyat Post
Originally published
Aug 28, 2026
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Aug 28, 2026
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