Language code: msa
Technical information about ISO 639 language code msa
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The table below provides technical details for the Malay (macrolanguage) language, designated by the msa code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
| Code |
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| Standard | |
| Name | Official Malay (macrolanguage) Native Bahasa Melayu |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | Standard MalayIndonesian (Bahasa Indonesia)Johor–Riau MalayKelantan–Pattani MalayKedah–Perlis MalayTerengganu MalaySarawak MalayBrunei Malay |
| Related languages | MinangkabauBanjarIbanKerinci |
| Key facts | Uses both Latin-based Rumi and Arabic-derived Jawi scriptsOld Malay inscriptions date back to the 7th-century Srivijaya realmVocabulary is heavily enriched by loans from Sanskrit, Arabic, Portuguese, Dutch and EnglishWord formation relies on extensive prefix–infix–suffix derivation rather than tense inflectionBasic clause order is Subject-Verb-Object, with particles marking aspect and modality. |
| Sample phrase | Halo, apa khabar? |
| Character encodings | |
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The Malay (macrolanguage) language, identified by the code msa, falls under the 'Macrolanguage' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.
The ISO 639-2 standard offers two codes for the Malay (macrolanguage) language: msa for terminology purposes and may for bibliographic uses.
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- Glossary
- Reports and Statistics
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- GitHub integration
- GitLab integration
- Bitbucket integration
- CLI
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- Supported file formats
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- Referral Program
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- What is Localizely?
- Getting started
- Localization workflow
- Translation editor
- Flutter Over-the-Air updates
- Flutter In-Context Editing
- Project branching
- Professional translation services
- Machine Translation
- AI Translation
- Translation Memory
- Glossary
- Reports and statistics
- Figma integration
- AWS S3 integration
- GitHub integration
- GitLab integration
- Bitbucket integration
- CLI
- Configuration file
- Supported file formats
- Language & Country Codes
- Referral Program
- I18N Questions
- FAQ