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Malay may refer to:
Languages
Malay language or Bahasa Melayu, a major Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore
Malayic languages , a group of closely related languages in the Malay Archipelago
Malay trade and creole languages , a set of pidgin languages throughout the Sumatra, Malay Peninsula and the entire Malay archipelago
Brunei Malay , an official national language of Brunei distinct from standard Malay
Kedah Malay , a variety of the Malay languages spoken in Malaysia and Thailand
Sri Lanka Malay language , spoken by the Malay race minority in Sri Lanka
Kelantan-Pattani Malay , variety of Malay spoken in State of Kelantan, Malaysia & South Thailand
Race and ethnic groups
Malay race , a racial category used in the late 19th and early 20th century to describe Austronesian peoples
Overseas Malays , people of Malay race ancestry living outside Malay archipelago home areas
Cape Malays , a Malay race descent or community in South Africa
Cocos Malays , the predominant ethnic group (Malay race descent) of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, now part of Australia.
Sri Lankan Malays , a Malay race descent or community in Sri Lanka
Malays (ethnic group) , the ethnic group located primarily in the Malay peninsula, and parts of Sumatra and Borneo
People
Places
Malay, Azerbaijan , a village in Azerbaijan
Malay, Aklan , a municipality in the Philippines
Malay, Saône-et-Loire , a commune in the Saône-et-Loire département of France
Malay Archipelago , the group of islands located between mainland Southeast Asia and Australia
Malay-le-Grand , a commune in the Yonne département of France
Malay-le-Petit , a commune in the Yonne département of France
Malay Peninsula , the geographic area containing Malaysia and Singapore, as well as parts of Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand
Malay Sheykh-e Ginklik , a village in Golestan Province, Iran
Malay Town , the unofficial name for an area of Cairns in Australia
Nation-states
Peninsular Malaysia , a group of nine states of Malaysia (all located in West Malaysia) which have hereditary rulers
Malaysia , the modern country that encompasses most of the ancient Malay ethnic group states
Historical Kingdoms
Melayu Kingdom , a 7th-century classical Southeast Asian kingdom in Sumatra, Indonesia
Animals
Malay chicken , a breed of chicken originating in Asia
Malayan tiger (Panthera tigris jacksoni ), a subspecies of tiger from the Malay peninsula
Ships
SS Malay , a Norwegian cargo ship in service from 1959 to 1961 and now known as
SS Ambria
USS Malay (SP-735) , a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919
Other uses
Malay alphabet , the more common of the two alphabets used today to write the Malay language
Malay cuisine , the cuisine of Malay people of Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei, Mindanao and Southern Thailand
Malay Village , a museum in Geylang, Singapore
Malay world , the Malay-speaking countries of Southeast Asia, or the homeland of the Austronesian people
See also
Topics referred to by the same term