Malay languages
| Malay | |
|---|---|
| Malayan | |
| Region | Malay Archipelago |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | ms |
| ISO 639-2 |
(B) (T)
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| ISO 639-3 |
Individual codes: mfb – Bangka bve – Berau Malay bvu – Bukit Malay kxd – Brunei Malay liw – Col hji – Haji jax – Jambi Malay vkk – Kaur meo – Kedah Malay kvr – Kerinci mqg – Kota Bangun Kutai Malay kvb – Kubu lce – Loncong lcf – Lubu mui – Musi mfa – Pattani Malay vkt – Tenggarong Kutai Malay zmi – Negeri Sembilan Malay |
| Glottolog |
nucl1733 (Malayan)vehi1234 (Vehicular Malay)
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The Malay or Malayan languages are a group of closely related languages spoken by Malays and related peoples across Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Southern Thailand and the far southern parts of the Philippines. They have traditionally been classified as Malay, Para-Malay, and Aboriginal Malay, but this reflects geography and ethnicity rather than a proper linguistic classification. The Malayan languages are mutually unintelligible to varying extents, though the distinction between language and dialect is unclear in many cases.
Para-Malay includes the Malayan languages of Sumatra. They are: Minangkabau, Central Malay (Bengkulu), Pekal, Musi (Palembang), Negeri Sembilan (Malaysia), and Duano’.
Aboriginal Malay are the Malayan languages spoken by the Orang Asli (Proto-Malay) in Malaya. They are Jakun, Orang Kanaq, Orang Seletar, and Temuan.
The other Malayan languages, included in neither of these groups, are associated with the expansion of the Malays across the archipelago. They include Malaccan Malay (Malaysian and Indonesian), Kedah Malay, Kedayan/Brunei Malay, Berau Malay, Bangka Malay, Jambi Malay, Kutai Malay, Loncong, Pattani Malay, and Banjarese.
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