The Malays came here long ago from Sumatra, now part of Indonesia, and they are also the largest ethnic group. So Malay is our national language. Meanwhile, Chinese and Tamil are also recognized and protected by the government so that they can be preserved.
馬來人士早期先從印尼蘇門答臘遷居而來，加上他們人口眾多，所以馬來語被通稱為我國的國語，其他的語言如華語及坦米爾語（印度語）等，也被我國政府和教育局公認為受保護的語言而繼續保存下去。