Malaysia Day Special: Do Malaysians still speak their state's loghat?

Malaysians are all united by the standardised Malay language. - SHAARI CHE MAT/The Star.

In a country as diverse and multicultural as Malaysia, language is an important unifying factor that brings people together.

Our national language Bahasa Malaysia is our lingua franca, but there are Malay loghat or dialects that are found throughout the many states in the country.