classical malay
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Proper noun
- The older linguistic form of [[Malay]] and [[Indonesian]] originally spoken and written in the [[Malay Peninsula]]<!--Minye Tujoh inscription is Pre-Classical. Classical Malay is developed during the golden age of Malacca Sultanate, with capital in the peninsula. -Sneddon --> from about 1500 AD to 1800 AD. It developed from [[Old Malay]], with heavy influence from [[Arabic]] and [[Persian]] after mass [[Islamisation]].
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