Category: LanguagePart of speech: phraseDifficulty: Common
bahasa Melayu
/bahasa melayu/Roman
English meaning: Malay Language
Definition
The official national language of Malaysia, Brunei, and the main language of Indonesia (as Bahasa Indonesia). Malay is an Austronesian language with around 290 million speakers globally. Historically, Malay was the lingua franca of Southeast Asia's maritime trade routes, and the Malay script (Jawi) was widely used alongside Romanized Rumi.
Example
“Bahasa Melayu adalah bahasa kebangsaan dan lingua franca Malaysia.”
In English: “Malay is the national language and lingua franca of Malaysia.”
Literary Heritage
“Bahasa menunjukkan bangsa.”
“Language reveals the nation.”
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Language information
- Language
- Bahasa Melayu
- Malay
- Script
- Latin
- Family
- Austronesian
- Speakers
- 80M