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The Malay language is of Austronesian stock, spoken mainly in the Malay Archipelago of Southeast Asia namely the countries of Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Southern Thailand, the Southern Philippines and even as far as Christmas Island in Australia. The language achieved the status of lingua franca in the region during the height of the Malaccan Sultanate in the 15th and 16th century. As of late the importance of Malay as a language is being noted worldwide.

SOURCE: WIKIPEDIA.org



Translation in Malay:
Ingin tahu tentang Bahasa Melayu? Bahasa Melayu adalah sebuah bahasa Austronesia dan mempunyai kaitan yang rapat dengan bahasa-bahasa etnik lain yang dituturkan di Nusantara. Bahasa ini dituturkan di seluruh Kepulauan Melayu Nusantara yang antaranya di Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, Singapura, Selatan Thailand, Selatan Filipina malah sehingga Pulau Christmas di Australia. Bahasa Melayu juga pernah menjadi bahasa lingua franca pada kemuncak Kesultanan Melayu Melaka. Sejak kebelakangan ini kepentingan Bahasa Melayu semakin disedari oleh masyarakat di dunia.

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