Malay
Spoken language
Malay is an Austronesian language that is an official language of Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore, and that is also spoken in East Timor and parts of Thailand. Altogether, it is spoken by 290 million people across Maritime Southeast... Wikipedia
Spoken by: Malays, Indo people, Muslims, and more
Branches: Austronesian
Early forms: Old Malay: Classical Malay > Pre-Modern Malay
Language family: Austronesian > Malayo-Polynesian > Malayic > Malay
Native to: Brunei, East Timor, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Southern Thailand, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Pronunciation: baˈha.sa məˈla.ju
Speakers: L1: 82 million (2004–2010); Total (L1 and L2): 200–290 million (2009)