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History of the Malay language

Malay was first used in the first millennia known as Old Malay, a part of the Austronesian language family. Over a period of two millennia, Malay has undergone various stages of development that derived from different layers of foreign influences through international trade, religious expansion, colonisation and developments of new socio-political…

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Old Malay (1st to 14th centuries)

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Classical Malay (14th to 18th centuries)

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Pre-modern Malay (19th century)

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Modern Malay–Indonesian (20th century to present)

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Era
1st to 14th century
Glottolog
oldm1243
ISO 639-3
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Language family
Malayo-PolynesianOld Malay · Old Malay
Region
Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, Sunda Islands, Luzon
Writing system
Kawi, Pallava

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Proto-Malayic

Old Malay (1st to 14th centuries)

Classical Malay (14th to 18th centuries)

Pre-modern Malay (19th century)

Modern Malay–Indonesian (20th century to present)

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History of the Malay language

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History of the Malay language

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History of the Malay language → Abdul Rashid, Amat Juhari, Andries, August, Caribbean Studies, Change, Dewan Bahasa, Distributors, E-Kultur, Editions Didlers Millet, Education, From Ancient Cham, George Ernest, Graham, Haji Omar, Hawaii Press, Historical Dictionary, Inc, ISBN, Its History
Language family · 2
History of the Malay language → Malayo-PolynesianOld Malay, Old Malay
Era · 1
History of the Malay language → 1st to 14th century
Glottolog · 1
History of the Malay language → oldm1243
ISO 639-3 · 1
History of the Malay language → omy
Region · 1
History of the Malay language → Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, Sunda Islands, Luzon
Writing system · 1
History of the Malay language → Kawi, Pallava

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malay language indonesian indonesia century classical malacca old dutch bahasa also modern first literary malaysia region languages later became various

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History of the Malay languageEra1st to 14th century1.00infobox
History of the Malay languageGlottologoldm12431.00infobox
History of the Malay languageISO 639-3omy1.00infobox
History of the Malay languageLanguage familyMalayo-PolynesianOld Malay1.00infobox
History of the Malay languageLanguage familyOld Malay1.00infobox
History of the Malay languageRegionMalay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, Sunda Islands, Luzon1.00infobox
History of the Malay languageWriting systemKawi, Pallava1.00infobox
Hinduisminstance ofWith the penetration and proliferation of Sanskrit vocabulary and the influence of major Indian religions0.80text
Buddhisminstance ofWith the penetration and proliferation of Sanskrit vocabulary and the influence of major Indian religions0.80text
Ancient Malay evolved into the Old Malayinstance ofWith the penetration and proliferation of Sanskrit vocabulary and the influence of major Indian religions0.80text
Pallavainstance ofAll these Old Malay inscriptions used either scripts of Indian origin0.80text
Nagari or the Indian-influenced old Sumatran characters.The Old Malay system is greatly influenced by Sanskrit scriptures in terms of phonemesinstance ofAll these Old Malay inscriptions used either scripts of Indian origin0.80text

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