Malaysia
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Population Full
32,652,000 (2020 World Factbook)
Principal Languages
English, Mandarin Chinese, Standard Malay
Literacy Rate
95% (2018 UNESCO)
International Conventions
CSICH (2013), UNCRPD (2010), UNDRIP (2007)
General References
Boutin 1986, Boutin and Boutin 1985, Hudson 1978, King and King 1984, Kroeger 1985, Kroeger 1986, Moody and Walton 1984, Omar 1983, Prentice 1971, Prentice 1987, Rensch 2006, Rensch et al 2006, Salleh 2006, Soriente 2005, Wurm and Hattori 1981
Deaf Population
29,500
Language Counts
The number of established languages listed for Malaysia is 132. Of these, 131 are living and 1 is extinct. Of the living languages, 110 are indigenous and 21 are non-indigenous. Furthermore, 10 are institutional, 4 are developing, 10 are vigorous, 94 are in trouble, and 13 are dying. Also listed are 23 unestablished languages and 1 macrolanguage.