zlm ISO 639

Bahasa Melayu, ملايو‎ Autonyms

Malay

Malay is a language of wider communication that originated in Malaysia and Indonesia. It belongs to the Austronesian language family and is part of the Malay macrolanguage. The language is used as a first language by all in the ethnic community. It is not known to be taught in schools.

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It belongs to the Austronesian language family.