The Malay Language

• Malay is an Austronesian language spoken by about 40 million people, mainly in Malaysia, Indonesia, and Brunei.
• It has many dialects, with the standard form being Bahasa Malaysia in Malaysia and Bahasa Indonesia in Indonesia.
• Malay is the official language of several Southeast Asian countries and is written in both Latin and Arabic scripts.

About Bellbowrie

Bellbowrie is a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Bellbowrie lies 17 kilometres west-southwest of Brisbane's city centre. It is a rapidly developing semi-rural area due to Brisbane's growth heading in a westwards direction. The initial subdivisions in the area were commenced in the early 1970s. Development slowed in the aftermath of the 1974 Brisbane flood which saw much of the eastern, lower-lying areas of the suburb badly inundated with water. Since the construction of the Wivenhoe Dam in the 1980s the threat of floods has been reduced and development has increased. Many acreage owners are subdividing their properties and as a consequence, significant areas of bushland are being cleared.

Several new housing estates began development in 2001 on land that used to be pineapple farms. Moggill Road, which bisects the suburb, is a main thoroughfare for traffic passing from Ipswich to central Brisbane. Commuters may use the Moggill Ferry to gain access to Moggill Road as an alternative to the Centenary Highway. Neighbouring suburbs include: Moggill, Pullenvale, Pinjarra Hills and Anstead.

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