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  2. History of the Malay language - Wikipedia

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    Proto-Malayic is the language believed to have existed in prehistoric times, spoken by the early Austronesian settlers in the region. Its ancestor, the Proto-Malayo-Polynesian language that derived from Proto-Austronesian, began to break up by at least 2000 BCE as a result possibly by the southward expansion of Austronesian peoples into the Philippines, Borneo, Maluku and Sulawesi from the ...

  3. Malay language - Wikipedia

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    The history of the Malay language can be divided into five periods: Old Malay, the Transitional Period, the Classical Malay, Late Modern Malay and Modern Malay. Old Malay is believed to be the actual ancestor of Classical Malay. [18] Old Malay was influenced by Sanskrit, the classical language of India. Sanskrit loan words can be found in Old ...

  4. Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka - Wikipedia

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    DBP Malaysia was established as Balai Pustaka in Johor Bahru on 22 June 1956, [1] It was placed under the purview of the then Malayan Ministry of Education.. During the Kongres Bahasa dan Persuratan Melayu III (The Third Malay Literary and Language Congress) which was held between 16 and 21 September 1956 in both Singapore and Johor Bahru, Balai Pustaka was renamed Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka.

  5. Comparison of Indonesian and Standard Malay - Wikipedia

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    In Malaysia, the terms "Indonesian Malay" and "Malaysian Malay" are sometimes used for Indonesian and Malay as spoken in Malaysia. In Indonesia, "Indonesian Malay" usually refers to the vernacular varieties of Malay spoken by the Malay peoples of Indonesia , that is, to Malay as a regional language in Sumatra , though it is rarely used. [ 21 ]

  6. Bible translations into the languages of Indonesia and Malaysia

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    The emphasis shifted from providing literature in the Malay language to one that would provide literature in the Malaysian language, a standardised form of Malay in Malaysia, for future generations who would be educated in the language. The Malay Language Committee of the British and Foreign Bible Society auxiliary in Singapore, the Bible ...

  7. Kota Kapur inscription - Wikipedia

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    Old Malay Kota Kapur Inscription is an inscription discovered on the western coast of Bangka Island , off coast South Sumatra , Indonesia , by J.K. van der Meulen in December 1892. It was named after the village of the same name which is the location where these archaeological findings were discovered.

  8. Kedukan Bukit inscription - Wikipedia

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    Language Old Malay The Kedukan Bukit inscription is an inscription discovered by the Dutchman C.J. Batenburg [ 1 ] on 29 November 1920 at Kedukan Bukit, South Sumatra , Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia ), on the banks of Tatang River, a tributary of Musi River .

  9. Malay world - Wikipedia

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    The Malay world or Malay realm (Indonesian/Malay: Dunia Melayu or Alam Melayu) is a concept or an expression that has been used by different authors and groups over time to denote several different notions, derived from varied interpretations of 'Malay' either as an ethnic group, as a racial category, as a linguistic group or as a cultural group.