Ahmad Mohamad Isa, who has 20 grandchildren and 40 great-grandchildren, told Malay-language newspaper Utusan Malaysia earlier this week that he wanted company and a wife to take care of him.

不久前，已有20名孙辈和40名曾孙辈的伊萨主动和当地媒体《马来西亚使者报》联系，希望通过该报找到一位“老伴儿”来陪伴并照顾他。

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They spoke a derivative of the Malay language.

他们说一种从马来语派生的语言。

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Being in a nation, which considers Malay language her national language, for more than ten years.

在一个以马来语为国语的国度生活了十多年。

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The official language of the state shall be the Malay language and shall be in such script as may by written law be provided.

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