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Malaysian Cantonese
馬來西亞廣東話
Maa5loi4sai1aa3 Gwong2dung1waa2
Native toMalaysia
RegionPerak, Pahang, Negeri Sembilan, Klang Valley, Sabak Bernam, Sarikei, Sandakan
EthnicityMalaysian Chinese
Language family
Sino-Tibetan
  • Sinitic
    • Yue
      • Yuehai
        • Cantonese
          • Malaysian Cantonese
Writing system
Chinese characters (Written Cantonese)
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Linguist List
yue-yue
 yue-can
GlottologNone
Malaysian Cantonese
Traditional Chinese馬來西亞廣東話
JyutpingMaa5loi4sai1aa3 Gwong2dung1waa2
Alternative name
Traditional Chinese馬來西亞廣府話
JyutpingMaa5loi4sai1aa3 Gwong2fu2waa2
Malay name
MalayBahasa Kantonis / Bahasa Konghu

Malaysian Cantonese (Chinese: 馬來西亞廣東話; Jyutping: Maa5loi4sai1aa3 Gwong2dung1waa2; Cantonese Yale: Máhlòihsāia Gwóngdūngwá) is a local variety of Cantonese spoken in Malaysia. It is the lingua franca among Chinese throughout much of the central portion of Peninsular Malaysia, being spoken in the capital Kuala Lumpur, Perak (Kinta Valley, Batang Padang, Hulu Perak, Kuala Kangsar, Bagan Datoh, Hilir Perak and Perak Tengah), Pahang, Selangor and Negeri Sembilan, it is also widely understood to varying degrees by many Chinese throughout the country, regardless of their ancestral language.

Malaysian Cantonese is not uniform throughout the country, with variation between individuals and areas. It is mutually intelligible with Cantonese spoken in both Hong Kong and Guangzhou in mainland China but has distinct differences in vocabulary and pronunciation which make it unique.

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