Malay has several meanings:

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People and language

  • Malays, ethnic group located mainly in the Malay peninsula, and parts of Sumatra and Borneo
  • Malay language, the language of the Malays; spoken in Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei
    • Malaysian language, the official form of the Malay language in Malaysia
    • Indonesian language, the official form of the Malay language in Indonesia
    • Old Malay language(s), possible ancestor(s) of the Malay language
  • Malay race, a mostly historical racial category corresponding to the Austronesian peoples

Geography

  • Malay Peninsula, a peninsula in Southeast Asia
  • Malay Archipelago, the group of islands located between mainland Southeast Asia and Australia
  • Several communes in France:
    • Malay, Saône-et-Loire, in the Saône-et-Loire département
    • Malay-le-Grand, in the Yonne département
    • Malay-le-Petit, in the Yonne département

Politics and history

  • Malaysia, the modern country
  • Malay states, the nine states of Malaysia that have hereditary rulers
  • Melayu Kingdom, a kingdom in Indonesia that was part of the Srivijaya empire

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