I always think of Malay as a unique language. It has developed over trade, religion and culture. Here's a post I've made about it. [Thread]

Here's an intro, and a short history of its development.

some examples of loanwords in other languages.

did you know, some words in English and Portuguese are loaned from Malay?

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