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Malay grammar is the body of rules that describe the structure of expressions in the Malay language (Brunei, Malaysia, and Singapore) and Indonesian (Indonesia and Timor Leste). This includes the structure of words , phrases , clauses and sentences .
Malaysian Malay (Malay: Bahasa Melayu Malaysia) or Malaysian (Bahasa Malaysia) [7] – endonymically within Malaysia as Standard Malay (Bahasa Melayu piawai) or simply Malay (Bahasa Melayu, abbreviated to BM) – is a standardized form of the Malay language used in Malaysia and also used in Brunei Darussalam and Singapore (as opposed to the variety used in Indonesia, which is referred to as ...
Malay is the national language in Malaysia by Article 152 of the Constitution of Malaysia, and became the sole official language in West Malaysia in 1968, and in East Malaysia gradually from 1974. English continues, however, to be widely used in professional and commercial fields and in the superior courts. Other minority languages are also ...
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 ]
Malayic Dayak or Dayak Kemelayuan is a dialect of Melayik spoken in West Kalimantan (parts of North Kayong, parts of Ketapang, parts of Kapuas Hulu, parts of Melawi) and the western part of Central Kalimantan (parts of Lamandau Regency, parts of Sukamara, parts of West Kotawaringin, parts of Seruyan, parts of East Kotawaringin).
Malay is the national language, and the most commonly spoken language in Malaysia, where it is estimated that 20 percent of all native speakers of Malay live. [34] The terminology as per federal government policy is Bahasa Malaysia (literally "Malaysian language") [ 35 ] but in the federal constitution continues to refer to the official ...
Kelantanese Malays speak a highly divergent Kelantanese Malay, also known as baso Kelate or kecek Kelate by its native speakers. The language is known for its "e" and "o" sounds which is very different from standard Malay. One of the examples are saye 'love' but in Standard Malay it is called sayang and mano 'where' but in Standard Malay it is ...
The local name of the language is bahasa Sūg (Sulu language). The term Tausūg (tau Sūg, meaning "people of Sulu") is derived from two words: tau ("person") and Sūg [5] (The transformation of "Sūk", itself the contraction of Sūlūk [6]). Thus, in Tausug, Tausug refers to people while Bahasa Sūg refers to the language.