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  • Languages: A rank ordering of languages starting with the largest and sometimes includes the percent of total population speaking that language.
  • Languages > Note: This entry provides a rank ordering of languages starting with the largest and sometimes includes the percent of total population speaking that language.
  • Linguistic diversity index: LDI.
  • Major language(s): Country major languages.
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STAT East Timor Malaysia HISTORY
Languages Tetum (official), Portuguese (official), Indonesian, English; <i>note:</i> there are about 16 indigenous languages; Tetum, Galole, Mambae, and Kemak are spoken by significant numbers of people Bahasa Malaysia (official), English, Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin, Hokkien, Hakka, Hainan, Foochow), Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Panjabi, Thai; <i>note:</i> in East Malaysia there are several indigenous languages; most widely spoken are Iban and Kadazan
Languages > Note there are about 16 indigenous languages; Tetum, Galole, Mambae, and Kemak are spoken by significant numbers of people in East Malaysia there are several indigenous languages; most widely spoken are Iban and Kadazan
Linguistic diversity index 0.897
Ranked 17th. 18% more than Malaysia 		0.758
Ranked 38th.
Major language(s) Tetum and Portuguese (official), Indonesian and English (working languages) Malay (official), English, Chinese dialects, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam

SOURCES: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; Wikipedia: Linguistic diversity index (Rankings by country) (UNESCO World Report – Investing in Cultural Diversity and Intercultural Dialogue); British Broadcasting Corporation 2014

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  • English is the official language in over 20 countries. However, it's spoken in 85.

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