malay says anda for "YOU"
Jap says anata
ancient links
historians say the malays were originally from
around Taiwan where one can still find a lot of
tribes whose language show malay influences. from there
many were said to go on to inhabit the okinawan region and
south east asia.
other similarities:
for name; malay; nama; japanese; nama
for father; malay; ayah; japanese; oyah
for me; malay; aku, japanese; boku