Malay may refer to:

Languages

Malay language Malay (; ms, Bahasa Melayu, links=no, Jawi alphabet, Jawi: , Rejang script, Rencong: ) is an Austronesian languages, Austronesian language that is an official language of Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore, and that is also spo ...

or Bahasa Melayu, a major Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore **

History of the Malay language Malay was first used in the first millennia known as Old Malay, a part of the Austronesian language family. Over a period of two millennia, Malay has undergone various stages of development that derived from different layers of foreign influenc ...

, the Malay language from the 4th to the 14th century **

Indonesian language Indonesian ( ) is the official language, official and national language of Indonesia. It is a standard language, standardized variety (linguistics), variety of Malay language, Malay, an Austronesian languages, Austronesian language that has be ...

, the official form of the Malay language in Indonesia **

Malaysian Malay Malaysian Malay ( ms, Bahasa Melayu Malaysia), also known as Standard Malay (Malay: ''Bahasa Melayu Standard''), ( English translation: Malaysian language), or simply Malay, is a standardized form of the Malay language used in Malaysia (as o ...

, the official form of the Malay language in Malaysia *

Malayic languages The Malayic languages are a branch of the Malayo-Polynesian subgroup of the Austronesian language family. The most prominent member is Malay, which is the national language of Brunei, Singapore and Malaysia; it further serves as basis for Indon ...

, a group of closely related languages in the Malay Archipelago *

Malay trade and creole languages In addition to its classical and literary form, Malay had various regional dialects established after the rise of the Srivijaya empire in Sumatra, Indonesia. Also, Malay spread through interethnic contact and trade across the Malay Archipela ...

, a set of pidgin languages throughout the Sumatra, Malay Peninsula and the entire Malay archipelago * Brunei Malay, an unofficial national language of Brunei distinct from standard Malay *

Kedah Malay Kedah Malay or Kedahan (); also known as ''Pelat Utara'' or ''Loghat Utara'' ('Northern Dialect') or as it is known in Thailand, Syburi Malay () is a variety of the Malayic languages mainly spoken in the northwestern Malaysian states of Perlis ...

, a variety of the Malaya languages spoken in Malaysia and Thailand *

Sri Lanka Malay language Sri Lankan Malay (also known as ''Sri Lankan Creole Malay'', ''Bahasa Melayu'', ''Ja basawa'' and ''Java mozhi'') is a creole language spoken in Sri Lanka, formed as a mixture of Sinhala and Shonam (Sri Lanka Muslim Tamil), with Malay being the ...

, spoken by the Malay race minority in Sri Lanka *

Songkhla Malay Kelantan-Pattani Malay (; ; in Pattani; in Kelantan) is an Austronesian language of the Malayic subfamily spoken in the Malaysian state of Kelantan and the neighbouring southernmost provinces of Thailand. It is the primary spoken language of ...

, variety of Malay spoken in Songkhla province, 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 Cape Malays (, in Arabies script) also known as Cape Muslims or Malays, are a Muslim community or ethnic group in South Africa. They are the descendants of enslaved and free Muslims from different parts of the world who lived at the Cape duri ...

, 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) Malays ( ms, Orang Melayu, Jawi: أورڠ ملايو) are an Austronesian ethnic group native to eastern Sumatra, the Malay Peninsula and coastal Borneo, as well as the smaller islands that lie between these locations — areas that are col ...

, the ethnic group located primarily in the Malay peninsula, and parts of Sumatra and Borneo ** Bruneian Malay people, ethnic Malays in Brunei Darussalam ** Malaysian Malays, a constitutionally defined group of Muslim Malaysian citizens ** Malay Indonesian, ethnic Malays in Indonesia **

Malay Singaporeans Malay Singaporeans ( ms, Melayu Singapura, Jawi: ) are a local ethnic group in Singapore. Recognised as the indigenous people of the country, the group is defined as Singaporean who is of Malay ethnicity or, whose ancestry originates from the ...

, a broad ethnic group defined by the Singaporean government **

Riau Malays Riau Malays ( Jawi: ملايو رياو, ''Melayu Riau'') is a Malays sub-ethnic originating from the Riau and Riau Islands province. The main areas of the Riau Malays are on the east coast of Riau, mostly in Bengkalis, Indragiri Hulu, Kampar, ...

, ethnic Malays who inhabit the area of Riau and the Riau Islands ** Thai Malays, ethnic Malays in Thailand

People

* Malay (record producer) (born 1978), American music producer * Jessi Malay (born 1986), American singer in No Secrets * Malay Ghosh (born 1944), Indian statistician and Distinguished Professor at the University of Florida * Malay Roy Choudhury (born 1939), Bengali poet and novelist who founded the "Hungryalist Movement" in the 1960s * Malay Banerjee (born 1955), Indian former cricketer * Malay Bhowmick (born 1956) * Andrei Malay (born 1973) * Charlie Malay (1879–1905), professional baseball player * Joe Malay (1905–1989), American baseball player

Places

* Malay, Azerbaijan, a village in Azerbaijan * Malay, Aklan, a municipality in the Philippines *

Malay, Saône-et-Loire Malay () is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. Geography The Grosne flows northwest through the southwestern part of the commune, then forms its northwestern border. The Guye, ...

, a commune in the Saône-et-Loire département of France *

Malay Archipelago The Malay Archipelago (Indonesian/Malay: , tgl, Kapuluang Malay) is the archipelago between mainland Indochina and Australia. It has also been called the " Malay world," "Nusantara", "East Indies", Indo-Australian Archipelago, Spices Archipe ...

, the group of islands located between mainland Southeast Asia and Australia *

Malay-le-Grand Malay-le-Grand () is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France. See also *Communes of the Yonne department The following is a list of the 423 communes of the Yonne Yonne () is a department in ...

, a commune in the Yonne département of France *

Malay-le-Petit Malay-le-Petit () is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France. See also *Communes of the Yonne department The following is a list of the 423 communes of the Yonne department of France. The commun ...

, a commune in the Yonne département of France *

Malay Peninsula The Malay Peninsula (Malay: ''Semenanjung Tanah Melayu'') is a peninsula in Mainland Southeast Asia. The landmass runs approximately north–south, and at its terminus, it is the southernmost point of the Asian continental mainland. The area ...

, 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 Malay Town was the unofficial name for an area of Cairns in Australia. It was built around Alligator Creek by Malay workers in the early 1900s, but by the 1920s was mainly populated by Torres Strait Islanders, with many immigrant communities also ...

, the unofficial name for an area of Cairns in Australia

Nation-states

Peninsular Malaysia Peninsular Malaysia ( ms, Semenanjung Malaysia; Jawi: سمننجڠ مليسيا), or the States of Malaya ( ms, Negeri-negeri Tanah Melayu; Jawi: نڬري-نڬري تانه ملايو), also known as West Malaysia or the Malaysian Peninsula, ...

, a group of nine states of Malaysia (all located in West Malaysia) which have hereditary rulers *

Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...

, 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 The Malay is a breed of game chicken. It is among the tallest breeds of chicken, and may stand over (36 inches) high. The Malay is bred principally in Europe, and in Australia and the United States. It was derived, partly in Devon and Cornw ...

, 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 :''This is a museum in Singapore. For description of Malay villages, see kampung.'' The Malay Village (), predecessor of present day Wisma Geylang Serai, was a museum once located in Geylang, Singapore, where they showcases the life of the Malays ...

, a museum in Geylang, Singapore *

Malay world The Malay world or Malay realm (Indonesian/Malay: or ; Jawi: ), is a concept or an expression that has been used by different authors and groups over time to denote several different notions, derived from varied interpretations of Malayness ...

, the Malay-speaking countries of Southeast Asia, or the homeland of the Austronesian people