About Malay Language
According to Wikipedia.org, Malay is the official language of Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore. It is also spoken unofficially in many parts of Thailand. You will be surprised to know that the native speakers of this language exceed 290 million. There are around 260 million people in Indonesia alone who speak Malay. Standard Malay has many different names. It is also known as Court Malay. Speakers find it easy to distinguish this language from others. Malay is written in the Latin script but Arabic script is also a huge part of it. However, this Latin script is more common among people of Malaysia and Brunei. Since the 17th century, this language is inspired by Dutch and Britain. Jawi script was also replaced by Rumi script that is now officially used for many purposes. Malay features many non-native consonants that are borrowed from English and Arabic words.
About Gujarati Language
According to Wikipedia.org, Gujarati was previously known in English as Guzerati. It is an Indo-Aryan language and is spoken in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is spoken by the Gujarati people. Gujarati belongs to the Indo-European language family. Gujarati is the official language of the state of Gujarat. It is the official language in the territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. Gujarati is the 6th most spoken language in India. It is spoken by 55.5 million speakers that amount to 4.5% of the Indian population. It is the 26th most widely spoken language as of 2007. The Gujarati language is 700 years old and is spoken widely by more than 55 million people worldwide. It is also spoken by other parts of South Asia by Gujarati migrants. The language is also spoken in Bombay and Pakistan. In North America, Gujarati is one of the fastest-growing Indian languages. It is also an important Indian language in the United States and Canada. Gujaratis are the second largest of the British South Asian speech communities. It is also spoken in Southeast Africa, particularly in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, and South Africa.