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  name Malay
  nativename ,
  states Malaysia , Indonesia , Brunei , Singapore , southern Thailand , southern Philippines , Australia , Netherlands
  speakers 20–30 million
  rank 54
  familycolor Austronesian
  fam2 Malayo-Polynesian (MP)
  fam3 Nuclear MP
  fam4 Sunda-Sulawesi
  fam5 Malayic
  fam6 Malayan
  fam7 Local Malay
  script ''' Rumi (Latin Alphabet) ''' (official) and Jawi (Arabic Script) historically written in Pallava , Kawi and Rencong
  nation ,<br />,<br />
  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


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