Malay alphabet

The modern Malay alphabet is based on the Latin alphabet. It is used to write Malay.

It contains the same letters as the English language alphabet. Q, V, and X are not used in native Malay words. The Malay alphabet contains 26 letters:

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz

Letter names and pronunciations
{| class="wikitable"
! Letter
! Name
! IPA
! Notes
|-
| align=center| Aa || e ||  or  ||
|-
| align=center|  Bb || bi ||  ||
|-
| align=center|  Cc || si ||  ||
|-
| align=center|  Dd || di ||  ||
|-
| align=center|  Ee || e || ,  ||
|-
| align=center|  Ff || ef ||  ||
|-
| align=center|  Gg || ji ||  ||
|-
| align=center|  Hh || ec ||  ||
|-
| align=center|  Ii  || i ||   ||
|-
| align=center|  Jj   || je ||  ||
|-
| align=center|  Kk  || ke ||  ||
|-
| align=center|  Ll  || el ||  ||
|-
| align=center|  Mm  || em ||  ||
|-
| align=center|  Nn  || en || | 
|-
| align=center|  Oo  || o ||  ||
|-
| align=center|  Pp  || pi ||  ||
|-
| align=center|  Qq  || kiu ||  ||
|-
| align=center|  Rr  || ar ||  ||
|-
| align=center|  Ss  || es ||  ||
|-
| align=center|  Tt  || ti ||  ||
|-
| align=center|  Uu  || iu ||  ||
|-
| align=center|  Vv  || vi ||  ||
|-
| align=center|  Ww  || dabaliu ||  ||
|-
| align=center|  Xx  || eks ||  /  ||
|-
| align=center|  Yy  || wai ||  ||
|-
| align=center|  Zz  || zed ||  ||
|}

Diphthongs

Consonant combinations

Usage
Actual written examples of the Malay language:

Good day Apa khabar

What is your name? Siapa nama awak?

Do you speak Malay? Awak boleh cakap bahasa Melayu ke?

Related pages
 Malay language

Other websites
 Malay alphabet
 Omniglot
 Coba-coba(Cuba-cuba) Bahasa Indonesia ＆ Bahasa Melayu 
 Sistem Ejaan Bahasa Melayu 
 Pedoman Umum Ejaan Bahasa Melayu 

Category:Alphabets