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Malay (Noun)

A member of a people inhabiting the northern Malay Peninsula and Malaysia and parts of the western Malay Archipelago.

Nouns denoting people.

A western subfamily of Western Malayo-Polynesian languages.

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.

The Malay language is a widely spoken language in Malaysia and Indonesia and has many dialects.
In Malaysia, the Malay language is an official language and is spoken by the majority of the population.
As a branch of the Austronesian language family, Malay has many cognates with other languages such as Javanese and Sundanese.
Standard Malay is used as a lingua franca in Southeast Asia and is the basis for many Malay dialects.
Malay has been influenced by many languages including Arabic and English due to historical trade and colonization.