Language code: ms

Technical information about ISO 639 language code ms

The table below provides technical details for the Malay language, designated by the ms code from the ISO 639-1 standard.

Code

ms

Name

Official

Malay

Native

Bahasa Melayu

Family
Austronesian
Scripts
Text direction

Left-to-Right

Plural rules

More info

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Malay belongs to the Austronesian language family. It is an official language in Brunei and Malaysia, and one of the official languages in Singapore. Malay is primarily written using the Latin script, known as the Malay alphabet or Rumi. Additionally, the Arabic script (Jawi) is also used, particularly in religious contexts in Malaysia and Brunei. It is estimated that there are more than 26 million speakers worldwide.

Language presence globally

Speakers

430K

*The graph shows a rough estimate of Malay speakers in countries where it is an official or minority language.

Related locale codes

ms-BN Malay (Brunei Darussalam)

ms-MY Malay (Malaysia)

ms-SG Malay (Singapore)

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