What is Malay?
{{enWiktionary}} '''Malay''' has several meanings: ==People and language== * [[Malays]], ethnic group located mainly in the Malay peninsula, and parts of Sumatra and Borneo * [[Malay language]], the language of the Malays; spoken in Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei ** [[Malaysian language]], the official form of the Malay language in Malaysia ** [[Indonesian language]], the official form of the Malay language in Indonesia ** [[Old Malay]] language(s), possible ancestor(s) of the Malay language * [[Malay race]], a mostly historical racial category corresponding to the [[Austronesian peoples]] ==Geography== * [[Malay Peninsula]], a peninsula in Southeast Asia * [[Malay Archipelago]], the group of islands located between mainland Southeast Asia and Australia * 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'' ==Politics and history== * [[Malaysia]], the modern country * [[Malay states]], the nine states of Malaysia that have hereditary rulers * [[Melayu Kingdom]], a kingdom in Indonesia that was part of the Srivijaya empire ==Animals== * [[Malayan tiger]], a subspecies of tiger * [[Malayan Tapir|Malayan tapir]], a subspecies of tapir * [[Malayan gharial]], a species of reptile ==Related pages== * [[Malaya (disambiguation)]] {{disambiguation}}