Classical Malay

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Proper noun

Classical Malay

  1. The ancient or older language of Malay or Indonesian spoken and written in Maritime South East Asia from about 1400 AD to 1800 AD. It developed from Old Malay, with heavy influence from Arabic and Persian after Islamisation.

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