Editing Malay language (section)

== Extent of use ==
{{See also|Malay trade and creole languages|Pluricentric language}}
[[File:Malaysia Traffic-signs Warning-and-regulatory-signs-02.jpg|thumb|right|A Malay traffic sign in Malaysia]]
[[File:Sukarno hatta airport - Terminal - Jakarta - Indonesia.jpg|thumb|right|Indonesian road signs in [[Jakarta]], Indonesia. The blue sign reads "''Lajur Khusus Menurunkan Penumpang''" which means "Lane for dropping passengers only" and the small no-parking sign on the left reads "''Sampai Rambu Berikutnya''" which means "until next sign" in [[Indonesian language|Indonesian]].]]
Malay is spoken in [[Brunei]], [[Indonesia]], [[Malaysia]], [[East Timor]], [[Singapore]] and southern [[Thailand]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Malay Can Be 'Language of ASEAN' |url=http://www.brudirect.com/index.php/2010102331853/Local-News/malay-can-be-language-of-asean.html |date=24 October 2010 |publisher=brudirect.com |access-date=22 December 2010}}</ref> [[Indonesian language|Indonesian]] is the national language in Indonesia by Article 36 of the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia, while "Malay" ({{lang|id|bahasa Melayu}}) has been recognised as the ethnic languages of [[Malay Indonesians|Malay]] in Indonesia alongside [[Malay trade and creole languages|Malay-based trade and creole languages]] and [[Languages of Indonesia|other ethnic languages]]. Malaysia and Singapore use a common standard Malay.<ref name="Introduction">{{Cite book
  | last = Salleh
  | first = Muhammad Haji
  | title = An introduction to modern Malaysian literature
  | publisher = Institut Terjemahan Negara Malaysia Berhad
  | year = 2008
  | location = Kuala Lumpur
  | pages = xvi
  | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=QTKtgVCUZ48C
  | isbn = 978-983-068-307-2}}</ref> Brunei, in addition to Standard Malay, uses a distinct [[nonstandard dialect|vernacular dialect]] called [[Brunei Malay]]. In [[East Timor]], Indonesian is recognised by the constitution as one of two working languages (the other being [[English language|English]]), alongside the official languages of [[Tetum language|Tetum]] and [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]].<ref name="easttimorgovernment.com"/> The extent to which Malay is used in these countries varies depending on historical and cultural circumstances. Malay is the national language in Malaysia by [[Constitution of Malaysia#Article 152 – National Language and Other Languages|Article 152]] of the [[Constitution of Malaysia]], and became the sole official language in [[Peninsular Malaysia]] in 1968 and in [[East Malaysia]] gradually from 1974. [[English language|English]] continues, however, to be widely used in professional and commercial fields and in the superior courts. Other minority languages are also commonly used by the country's large ethnic minorities. The situation in Brunei is similar to that in Malaysia. In the [[Philippines]], [[Indonesian language|Indonesian]] is spoken by the overseas Indonesian community concentrated in [[Davao City]]. Functional phrases are taught to members of the [[Armed Forces of the Philippines]] as well as local students.

Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian) exercises in the development of Malay as an international language as well as a language of science.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Omar |first=Asmah Haji |date=1971 |title=Standard Language and the Standardization of Malay |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/30029277 |journal=Anthropological Linguistics |volume=13 |issue=2 |pages=75–89 |jstor=30029277 |issn=0003-5483}}</ref> The [[VOA]] and [[BBC]] use Indonesian as one of their standard language for broadcasting.<ref>{{cite news |title=Voice of America Bahasa Indonesia |url=http://www.voaindonesia.com/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401034329/http://www.voaindonesia.com/ |archive-date=1 April 2012 |access-date=1 April 2012 |publisher=[[Voice of America]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Languages: News and Analysis in your Language |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/languages/index.shtml |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401025752/http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/languages/index.shtml |archive-date=1 April 2012 |access-date=1 April 2012 |publisher=[[BBC World Service]]}}</ref> In [[Australia]], Indonesian is one of three Asian target languages, together with [[Japanese language|Japanese]] and [[Standard Chinese|Mandarin]], taught in some schools as part of the [[Languages Other Than English]] programme.<ref name="APO">{{Cite report |url=http://apo.org.au/research/building-asia-literate-australia-australian-strategy-asian-language-proficiency |title=Building an Asia-literate Australia: an Australian strategy for Asian language proficiency |last1=Wesley |first1=Michael |date=10 June 2009 |publisher=Australian Policy Online |access-date=10 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702094230/http://apo.org.au/research/building-asia-literate-australia-australian-strategy-asian-language-proficiency |archive-date=2 July 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Indonesian has been taught in Australian schools and universities since the 1950s.<ref>{{cite web |title=Indonesian |url=http://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/languages/indonesian |website=www.australiancurriculum.edu.au}}</ref> Indonesian has been recognised as an official language of the General Conference of UNESCO since 2013.<ref name="UNESCO" />