Manglish

Manglish is the version of the English language as spoken in Malaysia, and is very similar to Singlish in Singapore.

Theoretically, English as spoken in Malaysia is based on British English, and British spelling is generally followed, but American English is having a strong influence. Since 1968, Malay or Bahasa Malaysia has been the country's sole official language, and while English is still widely used, many Malay words have become part of common usage in English.

MALAY	ENGLISH
bahasa	Malay language
bumiputra	Malay or other indigenous Malaysian (literally 'son of the soil')
dadah	narcotic drugs
Datuk	'Sir'
Datin	'Dame'
East Malaysia	states of Sabah and Sarawak in Borneo
mat salleh	Caucasian or white people
menteri besar	chief minister of a Malaysian state
Merdeka	national independence (literally 'freedom')
orang asli	indigenous tribal people in Malaysia
ringgit	currency of 100 sen, formerly Malaysian dollar
songkok	black rimless hat worn by Malay men
Yang di-Pertuan Agong	head of state, King

See also: British and Malaysian English differences, Engrish.