Malaysian (Malay: Bahasa Malaysia) or Standard Malay is the official language of Malaysia and a standardized register of the Malacca dialect of Malay. It is over 95% cognate with Indonesian and is spoken natively by over 10 million people. As a second language it is spoken by an estimated 18 million mostly Malaysians from ethnic minorities.
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Malayo-Polynesian languages, Nuclear Malayo-Polynesian languages, Malayic languages, Malayo-Sumbawan languages
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