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Malayca

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Also known as Malay language, Malay macrolanguage, Malay-Indonesian, Malay–Indonesian

Malezya Malay ve Endonezya dillerinin temeli olan Avustronezya makro dili

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Malay is a macrolanguage that forms the basis for the official languages of Malaysia and Indonesia, making it one of the most widely spoken languages in Southeast Asia. It matters because it serves as the primary language for communication, government, and daily life for hundreds of millions of people across the region.

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Instance of: human language
Subclass of: Malayan
Country: Saudi Arabia

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history of topic: history of the Malay language
linguistic typology: synthetic language
Wikimedia language code: ms
topic's main category: Category:Malay language
writing system: Latin script
native label: بهاس ملايو‎
indigenous to: Malays
category for films in this language: Category:Malay-language films
different from: Malaysian Malay
language regulatory body: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation
short name: ب. م.
Commons category: Malay language
exact match: publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/MSA
P10369: North America
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
number of speakers, writers, or signers: 77000000
signed form: Manually Coded Malay
P11012: Pierce Silver Arrow
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
does not have characteristic: agreement
P13311: Berenice I of Egypt
category for music in this language: Category:Malay-language music

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