Malay

Malay may refer to:

Contents 1 Language 2 People 2.1 Ethnic groups 2.2 Individuals 3 Geography 4 Politics/history 5 Animals 6 Ships 7 See also

Language

• Malay language ("Bahasa Melayu"), the macro-language of Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei, lingua franca of the Malay Archipelago
• Malaysian language, the official form of the Malay language in Malaysia
• Indonesian language, the official form of the Malay language in Indonesia
• Old Malay language(s), possible ancestor(s) of Bahasa Melayu
• Sri Lankan Creole Malay language, a language spoken by the Malay ethnic minority in Sri Lanka

People

Ethnic groups

• Malays (ethnic group), the ethnic group located primarily in the Malay peninsula, and parts of Sumatra and Borneo
• Malay race, a racial category encompassing the people of Maritime Southeast Asia and sometimes the Pacific Islands
• Malaysian Malays, a constitutionally defined group of Muslim Malaysian citizens
• Malays in Singapore
• Malay Indonesian, ethnic Malays in Indonesia
• Thai Malays, ethnic Malays in Thailand
• Sri Lankan Malays, an ethnic group in Sri Lanka of Indonesian ancestry
• Cape Malays, an ethnic group or community in South Africa
• Cocos Malays, the predominant group ethnic group of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, now part of Australia
• Overseas Malays, people of Malay ancestry living outside Malaysia and neighbouring ethnic Malay home areas
• Kedahan Malay, the earliest settler in Malay Peninsular and young ancestor to the people of Malay Archipelago

Individuals

• Malay (producer) (b. 1978), an American music producer
• Jessi Malay (b. 1986), an American singer

Geography

• Malay Peninsula, the geographic area containing Malaysia and Singapore, as well as parts of Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand
• Malay Archipelago, anachronistic name from the European colonial era for the group of islands located between mainland Southeast Asia (Indochina) and Australia
• Malay, Azerbaijan, a village in Azerbaijan
• Malay, Aklan, a municipality in the Philippines
• Several communes in France:
  • Malay, Saône-et-Loire, in the Saône-et-Loire département
  • Malay-le-Grand, in the Yonne département
  • Malay-le-Petit, in the Yonne département
• Malay Falls, Nova Scotia, in Canada

Politics/history

• Malaysia, the modern country that encompasses most of the ancient malay states
• Malay states, a group of nine states of Malaysia (all located in West Malaysia) which have hereditary rulers
• Melayu Kingdom or Malayu kingdom, once prospered in Indonesia as part of Srivijaya

Animals

• Malay Chicken, a breed of chicken
• Malayan Tiger, a subspecies of tiger that live in the jungles of the Malay peninsula, Borneo and Thailand

Ships

• SS Malay, a Norwegian cargo ship in service from 1959 to 1961
• USS Malay (SP-735), a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919

See also

• Malaya (disambiguation)

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