Majlis Bahasa Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia

MABBIM (Majlis Bahasa Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia, "Language Council of Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia") is a regional language organization which is formed to plan and monitor the development of the Malay language and its many national standards in the region. It consists of three countries - Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia.

It was founded as MBIM (Majlis Bahasa Indonesia-Malaysia, "Language Council of Indonesia-Malaysia") on 29 December 1972. MBIM became MABBIM when Brunei joined this council on 4 November 1985. Singapore is as an observer.

Nations represented

Members

Country	Standard language	National regulatory board
Indonesia	Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia)	Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa
Malaysia	Malaysian (Bahasa Malaysia)	Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Malaysia
Brunei	Brunei Malay (Bahasa Melayu Brunei)	Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Brunei

Observers

Country	Standard language	National regulatory board
Singapore	Singaporean Malay (Bahasa Melayu Singapura)	Malay Language Council

Literature

A yearly journal called Buletin MABBIM ("the BIM Language Council Bulletin") is published by Indonesia's Language Development and Fostering Agency on behalf of the organization.^[1]