Malay

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Malay may refer to:

Language

Malay language, the language of Malaysia and Brunei, lingua franca of Samudera-Pasai (Malay Archipelago)
Old Malay language(s), possible ancestor(s) of Bahasa Melayu, and the Indonesian language
Sri Lankan Creole Malay language, a language spoken by the Malay ethnic minority in Sri Lanka

Malays (ethnic group), the ethnic group located primarily in the Malay peninsula, and parts of Sumatra and Borneo
Malay race, a racial category encompassing peoples of South East Asia and sometimes the Pacific Islands
Malaysian Malays, a constitutionally defined group of Muslim Malaysian citizens
Malays in Singapore
Malay Indonesian, ethnic Malays in Indonesia
Thai Malays, ethnic Malays in Thailand
Cape Malays, an ethnic group or community in South Africa
Cocos Malays, the predominant group ethnic group of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, now part of Australia
Malay Australian, ethnic Malays living in Australia, or have applied for Australian citizenship.
Overseas Malays, people of Malay ancestry living outside Malaysia and neighbouring ethnic Malay home areas

Malay Peninsula, the geographic area containing Malaysia and Singapore, as well as parts of Myanmar and Thailand
Malay Archipelago, the group of islands located between mainland Southeast Asia (Indochina) and Australia
Malay, Aklan, a municipality in the Philippines
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

Malay states, a group of nine states of Malaysia (all located in West Malaysia) which have hereditary rulers.
Melayu Kingdom or Malayu kingdom, once prospered in Indonesia as part of Srivijaya.

Jessi Malay, an American singer
Malay Chicken, a breed of chicken
Malayan Tiger, a species of tiger that live in the jungles of Malay peninsula, Borneo and Thailand