Malay language
Malay (ISO 639-3 code zlm) is a language of the Austronesian family spoken in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand. It has about 19,000,000 speakers.
Malay dictionary: 14,274 entries on Glottosphere. Open the Malay dictionary
Facts
| ISO 639-3 code | zlm |
|---|---|
| Glottocode | mala1479 |
| Family | Austronesian |
| Area | Eurasia |
| Countries | Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand |
| Speakers (estimate) | 19,000,000 |
Related languages
Other Austronesian languages, nearest first.
- Indonesian200,000,000 speakers
- Javanese68,000,000 speakers
- Buginese5,000,000 speakers
- Balinese3,300,000 speakers
- Sasak2,600,000 speakers
- Uab Meto700,000 speakers
- Batak Karo570,000 speakers
- Bima500,000 speakers
- Wejewa240,000 speakers
- Sabu100,000 speakers
- Saluan74,000 speakers
- Kemak72,000 speakers
More about Malay
Classification, area and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Speaker numbers are estimates and differ between sources.