Language
- Malay language ("Bahasa Melayu"), the macro-language of Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei, lingua franca of the Malay Archipelago
- Bahasa Melayu, it is 'Malay language' when translated to English. The official form of the Malay language in Brunei Darussalam
- Malaysian language, the official form of the Malay language in Malaysia
- Indonesian language, the official form of the Malay language in Indonesia
- Old Malay language(s), possible ancestor(s) of Bahasa Melayu
- Sri Lankan Creole Malay language, a language spoken by the Malay ethnic minority in Sri Lanka
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