Language

Central Malay

Central Malay is a language in the Austronesian family spoken in Indonesia.

New Testament

Scripture in Central Malay

The New Testament is reported in Central Malay.

From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.

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Where Central Malay is spoken

  • Indonesia

See Central Malay on the language map

About Central Malay

Part of
Malay (macrolanguage) (ISO 639-3 macrolanguage)
Language family
Austronesian
ISO 639-3 code
pse
Glottocode
cent2053
Also known as
Malay, Central · Malay, Central: Lematang Ulu · South Barisan Malay

Dialects and varieties 13

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Central Malay as a whole.

  • Malay, Central: BenakatNo known Scripture
  • Malay, Central: BengkuluNo known Scripture
  • Malay, Central: EnimNo known Scripture
  • Malay, Central: KikimNo known Scripture
  • Malay, Central: KisamNo known Scripture
  • Malay, Central: Lematang UluNo known Scripture
  • Malay, Central: LintangNo known Scripture
  • Malay, Central: PasemahNo known Scripture
  • Malay, Central: RambangNo known Scripture
  • Malay, Central: SemendaNo known Scripture
  • Malay, Central: SerewaiNo known Scripture
  • OganNo known Scripture
  • Serawai: ManakNo known Scripture

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Sources

  • DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
  • GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
  • Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
  • Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained

Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0. Macrolanguage membership: ISO 639-3 code tables, iso639-3.sil.org.