| The national language of Malaysia is Malay, spoken by about 85% of the population. English is widely used in business, as well as Chinese dialects, Tamil and local indigenous languages. Records were kept in Malay, English, Dutch, Portuguese and Chinese. | | The national language of Malaysia is Malay, spoken by about 85% of the population. English is widely used in business, as well as Chinese dialects, Tamil and local indigenous languages. Records were kept in Malay, English, Dutch, Portuguese and Chinese.<ref>The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Belarus,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 2002.</ref><references /> |