About Malay Language
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Bahasa Melayu
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Malay language is now the world's
4th most widely spoken language.
Today, about 300 million people in
the world speak in Malay.
There are four nations where Malay
Language or Bahasa Melayu is the national language. The countries are:
Malaysia - (Bahasa Malaysia), Indonesia - (Bahasa Indonesia), Brunei
Darussalam & Singapore - (Bahasa Melayu) - the home of about 275 million
people.
Other places where Malay language
is widely spoken are Southern Thailand, Southern Philippines, Cambodia,
and Vietnam.
There are currently more than half
a million Cham
Malays living in Cambodia.
There are also about 70,000 people
who can converse in Malay in Sri Lanka.
Malay language is also being spoken
by Malays in South Africa. And, interestingly, China has its own
Radio Channel in Malay, - Siaran
Radio Bahasa Melayu CRI - managed by its own citizens.
The world's most widely spoken language
is Mandarin. Second; English and third; Hindi/Urdu.
"Cintai dan Kuasailah Bahasa Kebangsaan
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- Bahasa Jiwa Bangsa -
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