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Languages in Tawau
Languages in Tawau
Tawau's large Indonesian community mainly speaks Bahasa Indonesia and various other Indonesian languages such as Bugis and Timor, but most are unable to understand or speak English except for a few basic words. As with the Chinese in other parts of Sabah, Tawau's Chinese community is majority Hakka speaking but most can understand and speak Mandarin as well as Cantonese. The lingua franca among Tawau's various races is Bahasa Malaysia (Malay), but most residents, especially the locals, are able to understand and speak basic English as well.
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