Malay, Pattani

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A language of Thailand

ISO 639-3
mfa
Alternate Names
Thai Islam
Population

1,000,000 (2006 Mahidol University).

Location

North, Songkhla Province, Chana region, south through Pattani, Narathiwat, Yala, Saiburi, and Tak Bai.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Malayo-Chamic, Malayic, Malay
Dialects

Different from Kedah Malay [meo] and Standard Malay [zsm].

Language Use

Also use Central Thai [tha].

Language Development
NT: 1981.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Malay, Pattani
Writing
Arabic script. Thai script.
Other Comments

Muslim, Christian.