Our method for calculating the EGIDS level for the language as a whole is not to take an average of all countries, but to report the highest level (that is, most safe) for any country. This is because a separate EGIDS estimate is made for every country in which a language is used. The EGIDS level indicated by the large, colored dot may be higher than the EGIDS level reported in the main entry for the language. Black = Extinct (EGIDS 10) - The language has fallen completely out of use and no one retains a sense of ethnic identity associated with the language.Red = Dying (EGIDS 8a-9) - The only fluent users (if any) are older than child-bearing age, so it is too late to restore natural intergenerational transmission through the home a mechanism outside the home would need to be developed.Yellow = In trouble (EGIDS 6b-7) - Intergenerational transmission is in the process of being broken, but the child-bearing generation can still use the language so it is possible that revitalization efforts could restore transmission of the language in the home.Green = Vigorous (EGIDS 6a) - The language is unstandardized and in vigorous use among all generations.Blue = Developing (EGIDS 5) - The language is in vigorous use, with literature in a standardized form being used by some though this is not yet widespread or sustainable.Purple = Institutional (EGIDS 0-4) - The language has been developed to the point that it is used and sustained by institutions beyond the home and community.In this scheme, the EGIDS levels are grouped as follows: The color coding matches the color scheme used in the summary profile graphs on the navigation maps for the site. When there are no known users, an X appears at the bottom of the grid. When the population is unknown, a color-coded question mark appears at the bottom of the grid. Malay is represented by a large, colored dot. (See the pages on Development and Endangerment for a fuller explanation.)

The value for the development versus endangerment dimension is the estimated level on the EGIDS scale. The population value is the estimated number of all users (including both first and second language speakers) it is plotted on a Each language in the world is represented by a small dot that is placed on the grid in relation to its user population (in the vertical axis) and its level of development or endangerment (in the horizontal axis), with the largest and strongest languages in the upper left and the smallest and weakest languages (down to extinction) in the lower right. This graph shows the place of Malay within the cloud of all living languages. The EGIDS level for Malay in its primary country is 5 (Developing) - The language is in vigorous use, with literature in a standardized form being used by some though this is not yet widespread or sustainable.

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