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| − | Malay (Malay: Bahasa Melayu) Is an [[Austronesian language]], it has official status in [[Brunei]], [[Indonesia]], [[Malaysia]] and [[Singapore | + | Malay (Malay: Bahasa Melayu) Is an [[Austronesian language]], it has official status in [[Brunei]], [[Indonesia]], [[Malaysia]] and [[Singapore]]. |
| − | As | + | As a language spoken in several states Malay has various official names, in Brunei and Singapore it is known as Bahasa Melayu (Malay Language); in Malaysia Bahasa Malaysia (Malaysian language); and in Indonesia Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian language). |
| − | + | There are over 200 million speakers of all varieties of Malay in the world.<ref>https://www.ethnologue.com/language/zlm</ref> | |
| − | + | <ref>https://www.ethnologue.com/language/ind</ref> <ref>https://www.ethnologue.com/language/kxd</ref> | |
| − | There are over | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 16:19, May 12, 2017
Malay (Malay: Bahasa Melayu) Is an Austronesian language, it has official status in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore.
As a language spoken in several states Malay has various official names, in Brunei and Singapore it is known as Bahasa Melayu (Malay Language); in Malaysia Bahasa Malaysia (Malaysian language); and in Indonesia Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian language).
There are over 200 million speakers of all varieties of Malay in the world.[1] [2] [3]