Malay language
Austronesian language; language which is the basis for Malaysian Malay and Indonesian and encompasses other dialects; macrolanguage with code ms & msa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Malay is an Austronesian language predominantly spoken by Malay people in northeastern of Sumatra to the Riau Islands and its surroundings; which includes Singapore and Malay Peninsula, as well as the western and northernmost coast of Borneo (especially in Pontianak and Brunei).
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Malay | |
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Melayu ملايو | |
Native to | Malaysia Singapore Brunei Thailand Indonesia |
Ethnicity | Malay |
Native speakers | 12 million (2007) |
Austronesian
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Early form | Old Malay
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Standard forms | Standard Malay |
Official status | |
Official language in | Malaysia Singapore Brunei ASEAN |
Recognised minority language in | |
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-2 | ms |
ISO 639-3 | zsm – Standard Malay |
Countries where Malay is official or recognized | |
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