| Malay language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1364 words) |
 | The Malay language, also known locally as Bahasa Melayu or Bahasa Malaysia, is an Austronesian language spoken by the Malay people who reside in the Malay peninsula, southern Thailand, the Philippines, Singapore, central eastern Sumatra, the Riau islands, and parts of the coast of Borneo. |
| It is very similar to Bahasa Indonesia, the official language of Indonesia, but differentiated in name for political reasons. |
| Bahasa Melayu is the national language in Malaysia by article 152 of the Malaysian Constitution, and became the sole official language in West Malaysia in 1968, and in East Malaysia gradually from 1973. |
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