Scripture in Malay (macrolanguage)
A complete Bible is reported in 5 member languages of Malay (macrolanguage), including Indonesian.
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 Malay (macrolanguage) is spoken
No country is recorded in our sources.
About Malay (macrolanguage)
- ISO 639-3 code
- msa
Languages grouped as Malay (macrolanguage) 36
ISO 639-3 treats Malay (macrolanguage) as a macrolanguage: closely related languages that are sometimes counted as one. Scripture is recorded for each member language, so Malay (macrolanguage) shows the best status among them.
- IndonesianComplete Bible
- Malay (individual language) (zlm)Complete Bible
- Standard MalayComplete Bible
- Urak Lawoi'Complete Bible
- MinangkabauComplete Bible
- Pattani MalayNew Testament
- Central MalayNew Testament
- Manado MalayNew Testament
- North Moluccan MalayNew Testament
- BanjarPortions of Scripture
- KerinciPortions of Scripture
- MusiPortions of Scripture
- Orang SeletarPortions of Scripture
- BangkaPortions of Scripture
- Bukit MalayPortions of Scripture
- ColPortions of Scripture
- JakunPortions of Scripture
- Jambi MalayPortions of Scripture
- KaurPortions of Scripture
- Kota Bangun Kutai MalayPortions of Scripture
- LubuPortions of Scripture
- Sabah MalayPortions of Scripture
- Tenggarong Kutai MalayPortions of Scripture
- BruneiTranslation started
- DuanoTranslation started
- Berau MalayTranslation started
- HajiTranslation started
- KubuTranslation started
- Negeri Sembilan MalayTranslation started
- PekalTranslation started
- Cocos Islands MalayTranslation needed
- TemuanTranslation needed
- Kedah MalayNo known Scripture
- Bacanese MalayNo known Scripture
- LoncongNo known Scripture
- Orang KanaqNo known Scripture
Dialects and varieties 34
Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Malay (macrolanguage) as a whole.
- Bahasa IndonesiaNo known Scripture
- BangkaNo known Scripture
- BanjarNo known Scripture
- BruneiNo known Scripture
- ColNo known Scripture
- DuanoNo known Scripture
- HajiNo known Scripture
- JakunNo known Scripture
- KaurNo known Scripture
- KerinciNo known Scripture
- KubuNo known Scripture
- LoncongNo known Scripture
- LubuNo known Scripture
- MalayNo known Scripture
- Malay, BacaneseNo known Scripture
- Malay, BerauNo known Scripture
- Malay, BukitNo known Scripture
- Malay, CentralNo known Scripture
- Malay, Cocos IslandsNo known Scripture
- Malay, JambiNo known Scripture
- Malay, Kota Bangun KutaiNo known Scripture
- Malay, ManadoNo known Scripture
- Malay, North MoluccanNo known Scripture
- Malay, PattaniNo known Scripture
- Malay, SabahNo known Scripture
- Malay, Tenggarong KutaiNo known Scripture
- MinangkabauNo known Scripture
- MusiNo known Scripture
- Negeri Sembilan MalayNo known Scripture
- Orang KanaqNo known Scripture
- Orang SeletarNo known Scripture
- PekalNo known Scripture
- TemuanNo known Scripture
- Urak LawoiNo known Scripture
Sources
- DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
- 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.