Malay (Brunei) (ms-BN)

Complete reference for the ms-BN locale — live Intl API output, CLDR plural rules, and framework config snippets.

Locale reference

Malay (Brunei)

Locale metadata

BCP 47 codems-BN

Native nameBahasa Melayu (Brunei)

English nameMalay (Brunei)

Languagems

RegionBN

ScriptLatn

Text directionLeft-to-right (LTR)

CLDR plural categoriesother

Estimated speakers~300,000

Intl API Live Output

DateTimeFormat

Short14/09/26

Medium14 Sep 2026

Long14 September 2026

Full14 September 2026

NumberFormat

Decimal1.234.567,89

Currency (USD)USD 9,99

Percent75%

Compact1,2J

RelativeTimeFormat

3 hari lalu

Output for: -3 days ago

ListFormat

apples, oranges dan bananas

Conjunction list: apples, oranges, bananas

CLDR Plural Rules

Categories supported by ms-BN: other

otherExample number: 100

→ other

Framework Config Snippets

next-intl

// next-intl configuration
// next.config.ts
import createNextIntlPlugin from 'next-intl/plugin';
const withNextIntl = createNextIntlPlugin();
export default withNextIntl({});

// i18n/routing.ts
import { defineRouting } from 'next-intl/routing';
export const routing = defineRouting({
  locales: ['ms-BN', 'en'],
  defaultLocale: 'en',
});

react-intl

// react-intl configuration
import { IntlProvider } from 'react-intl';
import messages from './messages/ms-BN.json';

function App() {
  return (
    <IntlProvider locale="ms-BN" messages={messages}>
      {/* your app */}
    </IntlProvider>
  );
}

i18next

// i18next configuration
import i18n from 'i18next';
import { initReactI18next } from 'react-i18next';

i18n
  .use(initReactI18next)
  .init({
    lng: 'ms-BN',
    fallbackLng: 'en',
    resources: {
      'ms-BN': {
        translation: require('./locales/ms-BN/translation.json'),
      },
    },
  });

export default i18n;