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Malayisation

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malayizationnounthe process of Malayizing
malayophonenounA person who speaks Malay
malaysiannounA native of Malaysia.
manglishnounAn English-based creole spoken in Malaysia, incorporating words from Malay and other mostly Asian languages.
kristangnounSynonym of Malacca Creole Portuguese.
malaccan creole portuguesenounSynonym of Malacca Creole Portuguese.
malaynounOf or relating to the Malays, a people living in Brunei, on the eastern coast of Sumatra, the islands of Bangka and Belitung, the Riau archipelago and the coastal areas of Kalimantan in Indonesia, in most of Malaysia (states where they are politically dominant), in Singapore and in the southernmost provinces of Thailand.
old malaynoun(linguistics) The oldest attested form of Malay language.
swahilizationnounconversion or adaptation to Swahili
malayalimnounObsolete form of Malayalam. [A Dravidian language spoken in the state of Kerala and the UT of Lakshadweep in India.]
bahasanoun(nonstandard, proscribed, chiefly Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia) the Malay-Indonesian language
jawinounThe Arabic alphabet or writing system used for Malay or related languages.
proto-malayicnounA proposed common ancestor to the group of Malayic languages.
kelingnoun(now offensive, ethnic slur, derogatory, Malaysia, dated in Singapore) a person of Indian descent
bahasa malaysianoun(official name in Malaysia) The official language of Malaysia, otherwise known as Malay.
melayunounThe Malay ethnic group.
malacca creole portuguesenounA Portuguese-based creole spoken in Malacca and Singapore.
samsamnounA mixed language of Thai and Kelantan-Pattani Malay, spoken by those of mixed ancestry.
malawian englishnounThe English language as spoken in Malawi.
malabaresenounThe predominant language spoken in Malabar, also known as Malayalam.

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