Malayan
Geographic distribution:	Malaysia  Indonesia  Singapore  Cocos Islands
Genetic classification:	Austronesian  Malayo-Polynesian (MP)   Nuclear MP    Malayo-Sumbawan     Malayic      Malayan
Subdivisions:	Malay Para-Malay Aboriginal Malay

The Malayan languages are a branch of the Malayic languages that spread from central Sumatra or possibly western Borneo. Malayic languages include "para-Malay" languages of central Sumatra such as Minangkabau, "aboriginal Malay" languages such as Temuan, and the various Malay languages proper, such as Banjar and Indonesian.

[edit] ISO 639

The Malayan languages have several differences in local usage. ISO 639 assign 37 alpha-3 codes to the macrolanguage Malay ^[1].

In ISO 639-1 there is 'ms', ISO 639-2 there are two codes: may/msa. In ISO 639-3 msa is defined as a macrolanguage Papuan Malay [pmy] was split from code 'mly', but is not part of the macrolanguage.^{[citation needed]}

Code	Name	Usage
btj	Bacanese Malay
mfb	Bangka
bve	Berau Malay
kxd	Brunei
bvu	Bukit Malay
pse	Central Malay
coa	Cocos Islands Malay
liw	Col
dup	Duano
hji	Haji
ind	Indonesian	lingua franca in Indonesia, also used in East Timor
jak	Jakun
jax	Jambi Malay
vkk	Kaur
-	Kelantan Malay	Malaysia - Kelantan
meo	Kedah Malay
kvr	Kerinci
mqg	Kota Bangun Kutai Malay
kvb	Kubu
lce	Loncong
lcf	Lubu
mly	Malay (individual language)	Code was retired 2008-02-18, Split into: Standard Malay [zsm], Haji [hji], Papuan Malay [pmy] and Malay (individual language) [zlm]. Note: pmy is not part of the macrolanguage.
zlm	Malay (individual language)
xmm	Manado Malay
min	Minangkabau
mui	Musi
zmi	Negeri Sembilan Malay
max	North Moluccan Malay
orn	Orang Kanaq
ors	Orang Seletar
mfa	Pattani Malay	Thailand, Pattani Province
pel	Pekal
msi	Sabah Malay
zsm	Standard Malay
tmw	Temuan
vkt	Tenggarong Kutai Malay
urk	Urak Lawoi'

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