Malay Language

GPTKB entity

Statements (63)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:language
gptkbp:closelyRelatedTo gptkb:Acehnese_language
gptkb:Banjar_language
gptkb:Indonesian_language
gptkb:Javanese_language
gptkb:Minangkabau_language
gptkbp:descendedFrom gptkb:Old_Malay
gptkb:Proto-Malayic
gptkbp:form gptkb:Bahasa_Malaysia
gptkb:Bahasa_Indonesia
gptkb:Bahasa_Melayu_Brunei
gptkb:Bahasa_Melayu_Riau
gptkbp:glottologCode ms
mala1538
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Malay Language
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Arabic
gptkb:Chinese
gptkb:Sanskrit
gptkb:Tamil
Dutch
English
Portuguese
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code ms
gptkbp:ISO639-3 msa
gptkbp:languageFamily gptkb:Austronesian_languages
gptkbp:nativeName gptkb:Bahasa_Melayu
gptkbp:notableLanguage gptkb:Kelantanese_Malay
gptkb:Terengganu_Malay
gptkb:Sabah_Malay
gptkb:Sarawak_Malay
gptkb:Bangka_Malay
gptkb:Banjarese
gptkb:Pattani_Malay
gptkb:Riau_Malay
gptkbp:numberOfSpeakers over 290 million (including Indonesian and Malay variants)
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Brunei
gptkb:Malaysia
gptkb:Singapore
Indonesia (as Indonesian language)
gptkbp:recordedAt 7th century (Srivijaya inscriptions)
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:Dewan_Bahasa_dan_Pustaka_(Malaysia)
gptkb:Dewan_Bahasa_dan_Pustaka_Brunei
gptkb:Badan_Pengembangan_dan_Pembinaan_Bahasa_(Indonesia)
gptkbp:spokenIn gptkb:Thailand_(southern)
gptkb:Brunei
gptkb:East_Timor
gptkb:Indonesia
gptkb:Malaysia
gptkb:Singapore
gptkb:Christmas_Island
gptkb:Cocos_(Keeling)_Islands
gptkbp:status government position
national language
working language (Singapore)
gptkbp:subfamily gptkb:Malayo-Polynesian_languages
gptkbp:supportsLanguage ms
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus not endangered
gptkbp:usedAsLinguaFranca gptkb:Southeast_Asia
gptkbp:writingSystem gptkb:Latin_script
gptkb:Jawi_script
Pallava script (historically)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sijil_Pelajaran_Malaysia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7