Malay
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Malay may refer to:
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[edit] Language
- Malay language, the language of Malaysia and Brunei, lingua franca of Samudera-Pasai (Malay Archipelago)
- Old Malay language(s), possible ancestor(s) of Bahasa Melayu, and the Indonesian language
- Sri Lankan Creole Malay language, a language spoken by the Malay ethnic minority in Sri Lanka
[edit] People
- Malays (ethnic group), the ethnic group located primarily in the Malay peninsula, and parts of Sumatra and Borneo
- Malay race, a racial category encompassing peoples of South East 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
- 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
- Malay Australian, ethnic Malays living in Australia, or have applied for Australian citizenship.
- Overseas Malays, people of Malay ancestry living outside Malaysia and neighbouring ethnic Malay home areas
[edit] Geography
- Malay Peninsula, the geographic area containing Malaysia and Singapore, as well as parts of Myanmar and Thailand
- Malay Archipelago, the group of islands located between mainland Southeast Asia (Indochina) and Australia
- 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
[edit] Politics/history
- 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.
[edit] Other
- Jessi Malay, an American singer
- Malay Chicken, a breed of chicken
- Malayan Tiger, a species of tiger that live in the jungles of Malay peninsula, Borneo and Thailand

