Langenesis

Austronesian family

Classical Malay

c. 1400 CE – 1850 CE Classical

Classical Malay (c. 1400 CE – 1850 CE) is a classical Austronesian language. It has 2 descendant languages and stages on the map. Lineage: Proto-Austronesian → Proto-Malayo-Polynesian → Old Malay → Classical Malay.

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Literary Malay of the Malacca Sultanate and later courts, written in Jawi. Lingua franca of the archipelago's trade and the base of both modern standards.

Lineage

  1. Proto-Austronesianc. 3,500 BCE – 2,500 BCE
  2. Proto-Malayo-Polynesianc. 2,500 BCE – 1,500 BCE
  3. Old Malay683 CE – 1400 CE
  4. Classical Malayc. 1400 CE – 1850 CE

Descendants 2

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