Languages of Malaysia - Malay

Malay

The official language of Malaysia is known as Bahasa Malaysia. It is a standardised form of the Malay language. There are 10 dialects of Malay used throughout Malaysia. Malay became predominant after the 1969 race riots. A variant of the Malay language that is spoken in Brunei is also commonly spoken in East Malaysia.

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