Malay language as the majority
Malay language as the minority
Malay has a long history as a lingua franca (Indonesian and Malay: basantara) in the Malay Archipelago which currently includes Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam, Singapore, East Timor, and the southern part of Thailand. This geographical variation, which then spread widely even to South Africa, finally led to the formation of a Malay language cluster which spread and had differences due to geographical conditions. The following is a list of Malay dialects and varieties summarized in one article.[1]
- ^ Ikram, A. (2008). Bahasa Melayu penyebar budaya. Naskah-naskah sebagai saksi persebaran bahasa. Jurnal ATL (in Indonesian). 1. Accessed from the Malayu Online page on 2009-05-06.