Malaysian English
national dialect of English
Malaysian English is the dialect of English spoken in Malaysia. It (along with Malay) is an official language of Malaysia. It is used as a lingua franca between Malays, Chinese Malaysians and Indian Malaysians. English was first used in Malaysia when the British arrived in Malaysia and Singapore.
Related pages
change- Manglish, a form of "broken English" used mainly by older Malaysians
- Singaporean English
- Singlish, a form of "broken English" used mainly by older Singaporeans