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Malay language

Malay (.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}UK: /məˈleɪ/ mə-LAY; endonym: Bahasa Melayu, Jawi script: بهاس ملايو) is an Austronesian language native to several islands of Maritime Southeast Asia…

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Early forms
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian Proto-Malayic Old Malay Classical Malay Pre-Modern Malay · Proto-Malayic Old Malay Classical Malay Pre-Modern Malay · Old Malay Classical Malay Pre-Modern Malay · Classical Malay Pre-Modern Malay · Pre-Modern Malay
Ethnicity
Malays · Various ethnic groups in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore · (see also Malayophones)
Glottolog
nucl1806
ISO 639-1
ms
ISO 639-2
may (B) msa (T)
ISO 639-3
msa – inclusive code Individual codes: zlm – Malay (individual language) ind – Indonesian zsm – Standard Malay abs – Ambon Malay mbf – Baba Malay pea – Baba Indonesian mhp – Bal…

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Malay language

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Avg. degree1.99
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Malay language

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related to history · 29
Malay language → Batenburg, Classical Malay, Dutchman, For, Grantha, India, Indo-Aryan, Indonesia, Kedukan Bukit, Known, Late Modern Malay, Malay, Malay Archipelago, Malay Peninsula, May, Modern Malay, Musi River, November, Old Malay, Palembang
related to Classification · 25
Malay language → Although, Asia, Austronesian, Brunei, Brunei Malay, However, In, Indian Ocean, Indonesian, Kedah, Kedah Malay, Madagascar, Malagasy, Malay, Malay Peninsula, Malaya, Malayic, Numbers, Pacific Ocean, Proto-Austronesian
related to Vocabulary · 25
Malay language → Although, Arabic, Arabised Malay, Balinese, Bruneian Malay, Dutch, English, Indonesian, Islamic, Islamic Arabic, Javanese, Malay, Malay Archipelago, Malaysian, Persian, Portuguese, Sanskrit, Sanskritic Javanese, Sanskritised, Sinitic
related to External links · 22
Malay language → Asmah Haji Omar, Dewan Bahasa, DictionaryMalay English Translation, Indonesian, Indonesian Language, Institute, J11, Journal, Language, Literature Malaysia, Malay, Malay Chinese DictionaryMalay English, Malay-English DictionaryPusat Rujukan Persuratan, Melayu, Online Great Dictionary, Pusat Bahasa, Pustaka, PustakaKamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Simplified Spelling Society, Swadesh
Early forms · 5
Malay language → Classical Malay Pre-Modern Malay, Old Malay Classical Malay Pre-Modern Malay, Pre-Modern Malay, Proto-Malayic Old Malay Classical Malay Pre-Modern Malay, Proto-Malayo-Polynesian Proto-Malayic Old Malay Classical Malay Pre-Modern Malay
Official language in · 5
Malay language → Brunei, Indonesia (as Indonesian), Malaysia, Singapore, UNESCO (as Indonesian)
Regulated by · 5
Malay language → Agency for Language Development and Cultivation in Indonesia, Institute of Language and Literature in Malaysia, Language and Literature Bureau in Brunei, MABBIM (a trilateral joint venture), Malay Language Council in Singapore
Writing system · 5
Malay language → Arabic (Jawi script), Arabic (Pegon script) (in Indonesia), Latin (Malay alphabet), Malay Braille Historically: Pallava script, Kawi script, Ulu scripts, Rejang script, Hebrew script, Gangga script, Thai alphabet (in Thailand)
Language family · 4
Malay language → Malay, MalayicMalay, Malayo-PolynesianMalayo-Sumbawan (?)MalayicMalay, Malayo-Sumbawan (?)MalayicMalay
Recognised minority language in · 4
Malay language → East Timor (beside Dili Malay, Indonesian used as a working language alongside English, and a trade language with Indonesia), Indonesia (beside the national standard of Indonesian, Local Malay enjoys the status of a regional language in Sumatra and Kalimantan), Sri Lanka (as Sri Lankan Malay), Thailand (as Pattani Malay, Syburi Malay, and Bangkok Malay)

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malay language indonesian languages malaysia indonesia brunei used words jawi standard english also classical singapore sumatra spoken arabic official malaysian

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Malay languageEarly formsProto-Malayo-Polynesian Proto-Malayic Old Malay Classical Malay Pre-Modern Malay1.00infobox
Malay languageEarly formsProto-Malayic Old Malay Classical Malay Pre-Modern Malay1.00infobox
Malay languageEarly formsOld Malay Classical Malay Pre-Modern Malay1.00infobox
Malay languageEarly formsClassical Malay Pre-Modern Malay1.00infobox
Malay languageEarly formsPre-Modern Malay1.00infobox
Malay languageEthnicityMalays1.00infobox
Malay languageEthnicityVarious ethnic groups in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore1.00infobox
Malay languageEthnicity(see also Malayophones)1.00infobox
Malay languageGlottolognucl18061.00infobox
Malay languageISO 639-1ms1.00infobox
Malay languageISO 639-2may (B) msa (T)1.00infobox
Malay languageISO 639-3msa – inclusive code Individual codes: zlm – Malay (individual language) ind – Indonesian zsm – Standard Malay abs – Ambon Malay mbf – Baba Malay pea – Baba Indonesian mhp – Bal…1.00infobox
Malay languageLanguage familyMalayo-PolynesianMalayo-Sumbawan (?)MalayicMalay1.00infobox
Malay languageLanguage familyMalayo-Sumbawan (?)MalayicMalay1.00infobox
Malay languageLanguage familyMalayicMalay1.00infobox
Malay languageLanguage familyMalay1.00infobox
Malay languageLinguasphere31-MFA-a1.00infobox
Malay languageNative toBrunei, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Timor-Leste, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Southeast Philippines, South Thailand1.00infobox
Malay languageOfficial language inBrunei1.00infobox
Malay languageOfficial language inIndonesia (as Indonesian)1.00infobox
Malay languageOfficial language inMalaysia1.00infobox
Malay languageOfficial language inSingapore1.00infobox
Malay languageOfficial language inUNESCO (as Indonesian)1.00infobox
Malay languagePronunciation[baˈha.sa məˈla.ju]1.00infobox
Malay languageRecognised minority language inEast Timor (beside Dili Malay, Indonesian used as a working language alongside English, and a trade language with Indonesia)1.00infobox
Malay languageRecognised minority language inIndonesia (beside the national standard of Indonesian, Local Malay enjoys the status of a regional language in Sumatra and Kalimantan)1.00infobox
Malay languageRecognised minority language inSri Lanka (as Sri Lankan Malay)1.00infobox
Malay languageRecognised minority language inThailand (as Pattani Malay, Syburi Malay, and Bangkok Malay)1.00infobox
Malay languageRegulated byAgency for Language Development and Cultivation in Indonesia1.00infobox
Malay languageRegulated byInstitute of Language and Literature in Malaysia1.00infobox

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