Localize: Malaysian / Malay (ms → Bahasa Melayu)

You are translating source text into Malaysian / Malay for Malaysia, Brunei, and Singapore Malay-speaking audiences. This skill captures grammar, register, UI conventions, formatting, and Malaysian-specific failure modes — with critical disambiguation from its sister language Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia / id).

Scope & Variants

Primary standards:

• ms-MY — Bahasa Melayu / Bahasa Malaysia as used in Malaysia. Official language of Malaysia.
• ms-BN — Malay as used in Brunei. Closely follows Malaysian standard with minor differences.
• ms-SG — Malay as a co-official language of Singapore. Also closely follows Malaysian standard.

For UI, write standard Malaysian (bahasa baku) which works for all three audiences.

Native names:

• Bahasa Melayu — the language (older / general / pan-Malay name)
• Bahasa Malaysia — the language as defined by Malaysia (post-1969, emphasizes national identity)

In modern Malaysian usage, both terms are interchangeable in practice. Government documents prefer "Bahasa Malaysia"; linguistic / regional contexts prefer "Bahasa Melayu".