Ethnologue is a great source for languages - even Britannica uses it. If they try to make you pay for over 10 views you can dump your cookies, though I feel guilty doing that.
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The closest languages to Malay are those found in Sumatra such as [[Minangkabau]].
The closest languages to Malay are those found in Sumatra such as [[Minangkabau]].
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There are over 19 million Malay speakers in the world.<ref>https://www.ethnologue.com/language/zlm</ref>