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Where is Central Malay spoken?

Central Malay is an Austronesian language, spoken in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. It is marked on the map by a ringed point.

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Language families (largest ten)

  • Atlantic-Congo
  • Austronesian
  • Sino-Tibetan
  • Indo-European
  • Afro-Asiatic
  • Nuclear Trans New Guinea
  • Otomanguean
  • Austroasiatic
  • Tai-Kadai
  • Pama-Nyungan

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Where Central Malay is spoken

Central Malay is spoken in 4 countries: Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand.

Country
Indonesia
Malaysia
Singapore
Thailand

Central Malay has no area on the map because no open area map covers it. The ringed point is the position Glottolog gives for the language.

How many people speak Central Malay?

Wikidata holds no speaker count for this language.

Status: Not endangered. Glottolog lists it as not endangered: it is still being passed on to children.

Where Central Malay sits in the language family tree

Glottolog classifies Central Malay as follows, from the largest family down to the language itself.

  1. Austronesian
  2. Malayo-Polynesian
  3. Malayo-Chamic
  4. Malayic
  5. Nuclear Malayic
  6. Greater Riau-Johoric
  7. Central Malay

Related languages

Other languages in the Greater Riau-Johoric group:

More about Central Malay

Codes: ISO 639-3 zlm, Glottolog mala1479. Glottolog macroarea: Eurasia.

Questions about Central Malay

Where is Central Malay spoken?

Central Malay is spoken in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. On the map it is shown as a single point, because no open area map covers it.

Which language family is Central Malay in?

Glottolog places Central Malay in the Austronesian family, in the branch Malayo-Polynesian, Malayo-Chamic, Malayic, Nuclear Malayic and Greater Riau-Johoric.

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