Malay
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 Malay pages
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| Introduction · Adjectives · Verbs |
| Austronesian Languages | |
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| Bornean |  Malagasy
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| Central Pacific |  Fijian ·  Rotuman
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| Independent CE Malayo-Polynesian |  Chamorro ·  Palauan
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| Malayo-Sumbawan |  Balinese ·  Indonesian ·  Javanese ·  Madurese · Malay ·  Sundanese
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| Micronesian |  Gilbertese ·  Marshallese ·  Nauruan
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| Polynesian |  Hawaiian ·  Māori ·  Niuean ·  Rapa Nui ·  Samoan ·  Tahitian ·  Tokelauan ·  Tongan ·  Tuvaluan
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| Philippine |  Cebuano ·  Ilokano ·  Tagalog
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| Timor-Babar |  Tetum
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An Introduction to the Language
Malay is a major language of the Austronesian family and the official language of Malaysia and Brunei; a standardized variety of Malay called Indonesian is official in Indonesia. It is one of four official languages of Singapore, and as Indonesian is a working language of East Timor, a consequence of over twenty years of Indonesian administration.
Family
Austronesian
- Malayo-Polynesian
- Nuclear Malayo-Polynesian
- Sunda-Sulawesi
- Malayic
- Malayan
- Malay
- Malayan
- Malayic
- Sunda-Sulawesi
- Nuclear Malayo-Polynesian
Spoken in
Malay is an official language in Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore.. There are about 40 million of native speakers in the world.
