
While Malay is technically a group of separate languages, they are close enough that they offer mutual intelligibility. Categorized under the name "Local Malay", they are essentially part of a larger group called "Malayan" within the Malayo-Polynesian branch of the Austronesian language family. Various forms of Malay are spoken in Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore, southern Thailand, Myanmar, Cocos Island, Christmas Island, Sri Lanka, and Indonesia. The Indonesian language is one form of Malay. Malay ...
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