Malay Language Article Index for
Malay
Website Links For
Malay
 

Information About

Malay Language




  name Malay
  nativename Bahasa Melayu, بهاس ملايو
  familycolor Austronesian
  states Malaysia , Brunei , Singapore , southern Thailand , southern Philippines , adjacent parts of Indonesia
  region Southeast Asia
  speakers 20&ndash30 million
  rank 54
  fam2 Malayo-Polynesian (MP)
  fam3 Nuclear MP
  fam4 Sunda-Sulawesi
  fam5 Malayic
  fam6 Malayan
  fam7 Local Malay
  nation Malaysia , Brunei Darussalam , Singapore
  agency Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (Institute of Language and Literature)
  iso1 msiso2b=mayiso2t=msa
  lc1 msald1=Malay (generic)ll1=none
  lc2 mlyld2=Malay (specific)ll2=none
  lc3 btjld3=Bacanese Malay
  lc4 bveld4=Berau Malay
  lc5 bvuld5=Bukit Malay
  lc6 coald6=Cocos Islands Malay
  lc7 jaxld7=Jambi Malay
  lc8 meold8=Kedah Malay
  lc9 mqgld9=Kota Bangun Kutai Malay
  lc10 xmmld10=Manado Malay
  lc11 maxld11=North Moluccan Malay
  lc12 mfald12=Pattani Malay
  lc13 msild13=Sabah Malay


  { Align center