Do all Slavic countries speak Russian?

Russian is the official language of Russia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan, and it’s considered an unofficial lingua franca in Ukraine and many former Soviet countries. These include Azerbaijan, Estonia, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

Are Malaysians trilingual?

Malaysia is a multi-ethnic country whose population is made up of three different major ethnic groups; Malay, Chinese and Indian. It stands to reason why most non-Malays in Malaysia are by default bilingual (mother tongue + Malay), if not trilingual (mother tongue + Malay + English) even.

What is the official language spoken in Malaysia?

The official language spoken in Malaysia is the Malaysian language. This language is sometimes called Malaysian Malay or simply just Malay or Malaysian.

Is a lack of language proficiency a problem in postcolonial Malaysia?

That a lack of language proficiency is something to be ashamed of remains a common symptom of this hang-up in postcolonial Malaysia. This battle of culture and pride is waged through the politics of language, with Malay and English the two belligerents. If the former represents the national language, the latter is deemed “colonial.”

How many dialects of Malay are there?

The Malay language belongs to the Austronesian family and it is the most widely spoken language in the country with ten dialects. The official standardized dialect is Bahasa. Malay language has more than 20 million users in other countries like Indonesia and the Philippines.

What is the lingua franca of Malaysia?

This language is a lingua franca among the Malaysian Chinese and widely used in Chinese schools and businesses. Other variants of Chinese include Hokkien, Cantonese, Hakka, Hainanese, Hok-chew, Yue, and Min among others though most of the smaller Chinese languages are facing extinction as more people adopt Mandarin.