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The Majlis Bahasa Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia (MABBIM) was established in 1985 with a shared interest to develop, fortify and promote Bahasa Melayu/Indonesia as the official language, language of the region, and one of the dominant languages in the world. In hindsight, the establishment of MABBIM did not just mark the shared geopolitical location of the countries within MABBIM, it also highlights the shared historical and cultural values of these nations as embedded in the term bahasa serumpun. MABBIM’s establishment also demonstrates an aspiration to relive an apex moment of Malay Civilisation history in the ninth and seventeenth centuries, in which Bahasa Melayu/Indonesia was a lingua franca. At the nexus of this aspiration and the reality of the translanguaging community, this chapter critically reflects on the role and challenges of MABBIM as a regional language council in contemporary Southeast Asia by analysing to what extent this aspiration is realised, negotiated, and challenged in each participating country's language policy and planning amid sociopolitical and sociocultural practices; and at the regional level (particularly considering the effort to make Bahasa Melayu an official ASEAN language). This chapter will shed light on the strengths and limitations of transnational cooperation in language planning in the current setting and how this information can be utilised to improve both state and regional policies.

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Between the Imaginary and Reality of Dunia Melayu: MABBIM as a Case Study of Transnational Cooperation in Language Planning

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    2025年

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  • Badriyah Yusof,
  • Elmy Maswandi,
  • Wafiqah Asnola

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The Majlis Bahasa Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia (MABBIM) was established in 1985 with a shared interest to develop, fortify and promote Bahasa Melayu/Indonesia as the official language, language of the region, and one of the dominant languages in the world. In hindsight, the establishment of MABBIM did not just mark the shared geopolitical location of the countries within MABBIM, it also highlights the shared historical and cultural values of these nations as embedded in the term bahasa serumpun. MABBIM’s establishment also demonstrates an aspiration to relive an apex moment of Malay Civilisation history in the ninth and seventeenth centuries, in which Bahasa Melayu/Indonesia was a lingua franca. At the nexus of this aspiration and the reality of the translanguaging community, this chapter critically reflects on the role and challenges of MABBIM as a regional language council in contemporary Southeast Asia by analysing to what extent this aspiration is realised, negotiated, and challenged in each participating country's language policy and planning amid sociopolitical and sociocultural practices; and at the regional level (particularly considering the effort to make Bahasa Melayu an official ASEAN language). This chapter will shed light on the strengths and limitations of transnational cooperation in language planning in the current setting and how this information can be utilised to improve both state and regional policies.