Malay
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Malay is associated with Malaysia.[1]
Malay
Summary
Malay is a natural language[1]. Malay ranks in the top 4% of natural_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,658 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Malay is in the country of Malaysia[3].
- Malay is in the country of Indonesia[4].
- Malay is in the country of Brunei[5].
- Malay is in the country of Singapore[6].
- Malay is in the country of Timor-Leste[7].
- Malay is in the country of Morocco[8].
- Malay's instance of is recorded as natural language[9].
- Malay's instance of is recorded as macrolanguage[10].
- Malay's instance of is recorded as modern language[11].
- Malay's instance of is recorded as language[12].
- Malay's instance of is recorded as standard language[13].
- Malay's instance of is recorded as literary language[14].
- Malay's instance of is recorded as human language[15].
- Malay is a type of Malayan[16].
- Malay's writing system is recorded as Malay alphabet[17].
- Malay's writing system is recorded as Jawi[18].
- Malay's writing system is recorded as Latin script[19].
- Malay's Commons category is recorded as Malay language[20].
- Malay's Wikimedia language code is recorded as ms[21].
- Malay's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 4, 'lon': 102}[22].
- Malay's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Malay language[23].
- Malay's language regulatory body is recorded as Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka[24].
- Malay's language regulatory body is recorded as Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Brunei[25].
- Malay's language regulatory body is recorded as Agency for Language Development and Cultivation[26].
- Malay's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+77000000'}[27].
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Definition and Type
Recorded instance of include natural language[9], macrolanguage[10], modern language[11], language[12], standard language[13], and literary language[14]. Malay is a type of Malayan[16].
Why It Matters
Malay ranks in the top 4% of natural_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,658 views/month).[2] Malay has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Malay is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]
Malay has been cited as an influence by English[30], a natural language[31], in American Samoa[32] and Singlish[33], a creole[34], in Singapore[35].
FAQs
Who did Malay influence?
Malay has been cited as an influence by English[30] and Singlish[33].