Distribution
Pattani Malay is the main language of the provinces of Narathiwat, Yala, Pattani where the Malay ethnic group is the dominant one. It is less spoken in Satun, where even the ethnic Malays generally speak Southern Thai and Kedahan Malay. It is also spoken in scattered villages as far north as Hat Yai. In the past, the Malay language was the main language as far north as the Isthmus of Kra, the traditional division between Central Thailand and Southern Thailand, based on the preponderance of etymologically Malay place names. It may be considered to be spoken in Malaysia by Malay immigrants from Thailand and by Thai settlements, especially in the border regions of Kelantan, Perlis, Kedah, and Perak. Due to internal migration for economic reasons, there are also Pattani Malay speakers to be found in the capital Bangkok.
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